Homeopathy Treatment for Asphyxia Neonatorum

Asphyxia neonatorum is a condition that occurs when a baby doesn’t get enough oxygen during the birth process. It can be fatal. Another more common name for it is perinatal asphyxia, or birth asphyxia. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy may be a result of severe asphyxia neonatorum.

• Persistence of intrauterine hypoxia (major cause)
• Placental: Functional failure of placenta to function as respiratory organ, e.g. inefficient uteroplacental circulation, early separation of placenta, small size of placenta or its infarction, circumvallate placenta
• Maternal hypoxic states:Anemia, eclampsia, cardiac disease, severe bronchial asthma, hypotension
• Neonatal injury: Prolonged head compression, abnormal lie such as breech or oblique causing increased intracranial pressure and thus asphyxia
• Medications to mother (prenatal and intranasal, e.g. anaesthetic agents, sedatives) depress respiratory centres of the newborn, resulting in continuation of intrauterine asphyxia. 

Premature babies are at increased risk for this condition. Babies born to mothers with conditions that affect pregnancy, such as diabetes mellitus or preeclampsia, are also at greater risk.

The pathophysiology of asphyxia generally results from interruption of placental blood flow with resultant fetal hypoxia, hypercarbia, and acidosis.

Circulatory and non-circulatory adaptive mechanisms exist that allow the fetus to cope with asphyxia also preserve vital organ function. With severe and/or prolonged insults, these compensatory mechanisms fail, resulting in hypoxic ischemic injury, leading to cell death via necrosis and apoptosis.

Permanent brain injury is the most severe long-term consequence of perinatal asphyxia. The severity and location of injury is influenced by the mechanisms of injury, including degree also duration, as well as the developmental maturity of the brain.

Your baby may experience immediate symptoms after birth. These can include i.e.:

• Skin that appears pale or blue
• Difficulty breathing, which may cause symptoms such as nasal flaring or abdominal breathing
• A slow heart rate
• Weak muscle tone

The length of time your baby goes without oxygen affects the severity of symptoms. Additionally, The longer a baby is without oxygen, the more likely they are to experience symptoms. Besides this, More severe symptoms can include injury or failure of the:

• Lungs
• Heart
• Brain
• Kidneys

CNS i.e.

• Hypoxic ischemic damage (For instance cortical infarcts, damage to thalamus/ basal ganglia)
• Signs of increased intracranial tension

Renal i.e.

• Acute tubular necrosis
• ADH syndrome GI
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Liver damage

Cardiac i.e.

• Transient myocardial ischemia
• MR, TR Lung: e.g. Hemorrhage, oedema, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration

Hematological i.e.

DIC 

Vitals Respiratory Rate i.e.

Poor respiratory effort

Skin i.e.

Poor color (cyanosis)

Neurology i.e.

Poor muscle tone

Miscellaneous i.e.

Low Apgar score. If resuscitation is successful, the infant is usually transferred to a neonatal intensive care unit.

Diagnostic techniques such as head ultrasound (HUS), CT scan and MRI will reveal areas of the brain that have been affected.

• An electroencephalogram (EEG) will be done to determine the amount and quality of brain activity. Additional tests may also be performed, focusing on the premature baby’s sensory responses.
• Tests on hearing and sight, for example, may give an indication that damage has or has not occurred to cells within the brain.

Diagnostic criteria for asphyxia neonatorum i.e.

• Signs of fetal distress
• Acute metabolic acidosis
• Apgar score at 5 minutes < 5

Your baby will receive an Apgar score about 1 to 5 minutes after birth.

The scoring system have factors i.e.:

• Breathing
• Pulse
• Appearance
• Response to stimulus
• Muscle tone

Each factor gets a score of 0, 1, or 2. The highest score possible is 10. A baby with a lower Apgar score after 5 minutes has a higher risk for asphyxia neonatorum. Furthermore, A score lower than 7 can indicate that a baby doesn’t have enough oxygen. The doctor may suspect your baby has asphyxia neonatorum if they have an Apgar score of 3 or lower for more than 5 minutes.

A doctor may also test a baby’s blood for high acid levels. This can indicate poor oxygenation. A doctor may also order blood tests to see if a baby’s kidneys, heart, and liver might be affected.

• Initiation of respiration > 5 minutes
• Features of ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy
• Multiorgan damage Note: Any four of the above

Factors of poor prognosis

• Prolonged duration also severe asphyxia
• Seizures
• Raised intracranial pressure
• Persistent oliguria
• CT brain shows hypodensities 

• acute hemorrhage
• depression from maternal anesthesia or analgesia
• infection
• cardiac or pulmonary disorders
• trauma
• neurological disorders
• metabolic diseases.
• Prevention

Preventing birth asphyxia can be difficult because the condition can happen suddenly and without warning.

According to a 2019 article, proper care and monitoring before and after every birth are vital, particularly in settings where fewer resources are available. Steps may include:

• effective resuscitation
• controlling body temperature
• ensuring that the correct equipment is available
• having properly trained and skilled healthcare providers present for every birth
• pretreatment with certain medications, such as barbiturates, to reduce the risk of brain injury
• treatments, such as body cooling, to prevent secondary complications from asphyxia due to damaged cells releasing toxins

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Homeopathic Medicines for Asphyxia Neonatorum

The homeopathic remedies (medicines) given below indicate the therapeutic affinity but this is not a complete and definite guide to the homeopathy treatment of this condition. The symptoms listed against each homeopathic remedy may not be directly related to this disease because in homeopathy general symptoms and constitutional indications also taken into account for selecting a remedy, potency and repetition of dose by Homeopathic doctor.

So, here we describe homeopathic medicine only for reference and education purpose. Do not take medicines without consulting registered homeopathic doctor (BHMS or M.D. Homeopath).

Aconite nap

Especially medicines for Asphyxia neonatorum. Apoplectic from, the babe is hot, purple-hued, pulseless also breathless, or nearly so.

Antimonium Tart

Suffocative form; rattling of mucus in throat; child pale and breathless, although the cord still pulsates.

Belladonna

Apoplectic form; face very red, eyeballs injected, pupils dilated.

China

Syncope, after profuse hemorrhage

Lauroserasus

Face blue, with gasping for breath also nearly imperceptible breathing; twitching of muscles of the face.

Opium

Pale and breathless, cord still pulsates.

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What is Asphyxia Neonatorum Asphyxia Neonatorum

is a state of anoxia as a result of lack of oxygen and/or deficiency of perfusion to various organs arising from absence of normal respiratory function at birth.

Homeopathic Medicines used by Homeopathic Doctors in treatment of Asphyxia Neonatorum

• Aconite nap
• Antimonium Tart
• Belladonna
• China
• Lauroserasus
• Opium

What are the causes of Asphyxia Neonatorum

• Persistence of intrauterine hypoxia (major cause)
• Placental
• Maternal hypoxic states
• Neonatal injury
• Medications to mother

What are the symptoms of Asphyxia Neonatorum

• Skin that appears pale or blue
• Difficulty breathing, which may cause symptoms such as nasal flaring or abdominal breathing
• A slow heart rate
• Weak muscle tone

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[2] Homoeopathic Therapeutics by Lilienthal

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