Impact of Mild Asphyxia in Delivery on Motor Development
YU Ying
Abstract:Objective To explore the impact of intrapartum mild asphyxia on motor development in infants. Methods 30 infants with any of the following were as asphyxia group:heart rate more than 160 beats/min in the process of childbirth, and then down to 70-80 beats/min, no cyanose;Apgar score 1 min more than 8. Other 30 normal infants were as control group. They were assessed with Neuropsychologi-cal Development Scale for 0-6 Years Old 3, 6 and 9 months after birth. Results Opisthotonos was more frequent in the asphyxia group than in the control group (P<0.01) 3 months after birth, but there was no significant difference in total score (P>0.05). Sitting forward was more frequent in the asphyxia group 6 months after birth, and the score of motor was less in the asphyxia group than in the control group (P<0.05). More of the asphyxia group couldn't stand with help, and with poor motor score 9 months after birth (P<0.05). Conclusion Intrapar-tum mild asphyxia may infulence the motor development of infant in long-term.
Keywords:intrapartum asphyxiamildmotor functionopisthotonosback muscle strength
Publication Date:2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 323-325 )
