Hi, My friend had delivered a baby couple of days ago. Her baby is in NICU. It was a normal delivery. The umblical cord got wrapped around the baby s neck. She hasn t seen the baby yet. We are all scared. The baby is under artificial respiration. Doctor has not given a clue of baby s condition. All of us are a littke panicky. Could you please tell me how could this be approached?
Hi, thanks for the question. It looks like the baby has suffered from birth asphyxia which has resulted from failure to breathe after birth caused by the cord around neck resulting in decreased oxygen supply to the brain causing injury to the brain resulting in improper functioning of the brain. As Brain is the main organ controlling all other body functions, brain injury might cause difficulty in breathing necessitating artificial respiration. Recovery mostly depends upon the extent of damage.