Maternal risk factors for the neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Preliminary results
A. Milulescu, S. Vladareanu, A. Filipescu, N. Mureanu, R. Vladareanu
Abstract: Due to the effect on the central nervous system, cerebral hypoxia-ischemia in the newborn is the major leading cause
of death and invalidity. We conducted a case control study in order to find out the maternal risk factors associated with
hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and its incidence. The study was conducted over a period of 4 years (January
2010 - December 2013). Included in the study were all the newborn babies without any major genetic or congenital
malformations. For each newborn diagnosed with HIE, under the definition of Sarnat, we attributed a control case.
There were 219 cases studied of newborn with HIE, giving an incidence of 8.5 cases per 1000 term births.
DOI:10.18643/gieu.2016.135