Many pregnant women may find some abnormalities in their babies during the process of taking care of them after giving birth. When they go to the hospital for examination, they are told that their babies lack oxygen. Many times, the lack of oxygen in the baby is caused by being in the abdomen, so many parents do not understand the reason. So, what is the reason for the baby's lack of oxygen in the abdomen?
There are signs of hypoxia in the fetus, which can endanger the health and life of the fetus. The causes can be classified into three categories:
1. Maternal factors
The insufficient oxygen content in the mother's own blood is an important and common cause of fetal hypoxia. For example, if the mother suffers from severe anemia, preeclampsia, and acute infections such as fever or shock caused by various reasons.
2. Placenta
The blood flow of the umbilical cord is obstructed, such as if the umbilical cord is too long or too short, twisted, tangled, or knotted, or if the placental function is low. Some pregnant women experience fetal hypoxia during the third month of pregnancy due to placental dysfunction.
3. Fetal factors
The baby suffers from serious cardiovascular diseases, intracranial hemorrhage, fetal malformations, etc. in the abdomen. Most cases of fetal hypoxia occur during labor and may also occur in the later stages of pregnancy.
There are also some reasons that can lead to fetal hypoxia, such as some fetuses grabbing their umbilical cord and causing hypoxia; Pregnant women are in a long-term state of oxygen deficiency; During childbirth, the respirator used by the pregnant mother malfunctioned, resulting in fetal hypoxia.
