Neonatal severe asphyxia, refers to the Apgar score of 0~3 after birth, whether there are sequelae is related to a variety of factors, such as the condition itself and resuscitation measures, and there are individual differences, can not be generalized.
Neonatal asphyxia refers to the inability of newborns to establish independent respiration after birth, and the emergence of hypoxemia, acidosis and systemic organ damage, clinical skin color, heart rate, respiration, response to stimuli and muscle tone assessment of Apgar scores, usually considered 0 ~ 3 for severe asphyxia, such children will be asphyxia resuscitation for rescue.
Whether such babies have sequelae cannot be generalized, but needs to be analyzed specifically. If the postnatal resuscitation is timely and successful, and after reasonable therapeutic interventions respiratory, digestive and other functions are still good, and dynamic follow-up of the baby’s growth and development is good, there may be no obvious sequelae.
However, if the resuscitation effect of asphyxia is not good, or if hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy occurs, there may be delayed development of language or motor skills during dynamic follow-up, and some of the babies may have epilepsy and so on.
It is recommended to consult a specialist for a comprehensive evaluation and follow-up.