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Suffocation during birth
Asphyxia is a delivery complication where the baby does not receive enough oxygen. Damage to the brain or other organs can occur when the decreased oxygen lasts for a long enough time.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 22-year old asked:
What kind of condition is suffocation (asphyxia) during birth?
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A 46-year old asked:
Birth asphyxia, developmental delays, no chromosomal abnormalities. So what is it?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Baby born with iugr and birth asphyxia who did not required meet cooling criteria. No current seen deficit. When should she get a MRI of the head?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Feeling of tightness in pelvic area during period, on and off kind of thing but when it strike it feel like suffocating. normal?
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A 20-year old female asked:
When I feel sad I started to cry and cried bitter. During crying I fell headache , suffocation. weak, eat less amount . you know I can't control cry?
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A 23-year old female asked:
How concerning is the fact that I cover my mouth and nose with my hand during the night while I sleep and I risk suffocating myself?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Pulse oximeter shows 89% but I feel absolutely fine.No shortness of breath or no dizziness.The room I stay gets suffocating during hot weather.Should I worry?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have a tightness in my throat and blocked sinuses (nose isn't runny). It feels like I can't catch my breath and I even wake up during the night because it feels like I'm suffocating, my head spins. I have the hiccups when I get up in the mornings?
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What can I expect during an active birth?
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Pain shot given to womn during birth of a baby?
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A 34-year old asked:
If you tore during child birth, why dis it happen?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is pooping during birth common?
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A 27-year old asked:
What can I expect with pyelonephritis during birth?
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A 34-year old asked:
When, during my cycle, should I start my birth control?
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A 43-year old asked:
How can one prevent vaginal rips/tears during child birth?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can normal seperation of placenta during birth cause Amniotic Fluid Embolisim?
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A 31-year old asked:
Women can only produce milk after they give birth or is it during pregnancy as well?
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A 41-year old male asked:
My wife womb was remove in 2007 during child birth but now we need another child. What do we do.
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can i still be protected during sex if i took my birth control 9 hours late cause i forgot it and i was at work?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I've been on birth control for over 2 years now and wondering if i can stop taking it at anytime during the pack?
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A 23-year old female asked:
When I have sex I alway get torn , normally were a women would during birth, I've never had kids ! why does this happen?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can a rectal prolapse and a cervical prolapse cause problems during child birth? These are from my last birth 1yr ago.
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A 23-year old female asked:
What does it means when you get a period during active pills of birth controls? My cycle is heavy and has been on for a week.
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A female asked:
I want to know whether a sac of amniotic fluid is formed during pregnancy or it is already present in female body since birth.
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A 27-year old female asked:
Ive been having pain during sex since the birth of my 10lb son. He was born vaginally and i only recieved 3 stitches after i delivered. ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I had my birth control medication in my pocket during a half hr walk when it was about 15 degrees outside. Could that alter its effectiveness?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I had second-degree lacerations no episiotomy during my child's birth. It's been 6mths since then & I have discomfort during sex? Is this normal
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A 20-year old female asked:
I use to be wet all the time especially during sex. I gave birth vaginally to my son 6 months ago and now I am dry down there and I rarely get wet.
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A 39-year old female asked:
Reading a book on orgasmic birth, encourages orgasm during labor for more easy/pleasant delivery. Is it possible? It seems contra to actual delivery?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I gave birth 1 week ago and I have herpes and delivers naturally.. If my baby caught herpes during delivery when will i notice symptoms and what athey?
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