The appearance of the baby's process is rather unpredictable and often as a result the baby's health suffers. A special danger to the health of the baby is brain damage that occurs as a result of asphyxia and fetal hypoxia during pregnancy . Oxygen starvation of the brain can lead to the development of intraventricular hemorrhage in neonates. The risk of such a complication lies in wait for the children, who were born before the term. This is due to the immaturity of the vessels and the peculiarities of the structure of the brain in this group of newborns. Premature babies in the brain have a special structure - the germinal matrix, the cells of which subsequently create a skeleton of the brain, migrating to the cortex. Intraventricular hemorrhage in newborns occurs as a result of rupture of the vessels of the germinal matrix and the flow of blood into the lateral ventricles. Due to IVLC, the migration of the cells of the germinal matrix occurs with disturbances, which adversely affects the development of the child, causing its delays.
Degrees of IVLC
- IVH 1 degree - hemorrhage is limited by the ventricular wall, not extending to their cavity.
- IVH 2 degrees - a hemorrhage penetrates into the cavity of the ventricles.
- IVH of the third degree - there are disturbances in the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid causing hydrocephalus.
- IVH 4 degrees - hemorrhage spreads to the brain tissue.
IVH 1 and 2 degrees of severity in newborns are usually asymptomatic, and can be detected only by additional methods (computed tomography, neurosonography).
Consequences of IVLC
The consequences of IVH for the health of a newborn depends on many factors, in particular the severity of hemorrhage, the gestational age of the baby, the presence of developmental pathology and concomitant diseases. IVH 1 and 2 degrees in newborns in 90% of cases dissolve without a trace, without causing serious harm to the health of the child. IVH 3 and 4 degrees cause motor disorders and neuropsychological problems.