/research/taxonomy/term/254/all en /research/article/robert-kearney-and-colleagues-awarded-grant-neonatal-study <p>Around the world, neonatal death due to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE, also referred to as birth asphyxia) is estimated to afflict over 800,000 children under the age of 5 per year. Since the 1970s, electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) has been used to help doctors better understand the condition of the fetus prior to delivery, however clinical trials have shown that EFM does not reduce the rate of perinatal death, HIE or cerebral palsy. Experts agree that half of HIE cases could be avoided if there were improvements made to how EFM data is assessed.</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:31 +0000 Junji Nishihata 726 at /research