Have you ever thought that resuscitation at birth can become the reason for lower Intelligence Quotient in the later 
years? A recent study has shown that kids who were resuscitated at their birth are more prone to lower IQ at the age of 8 years that normal children.
This study has been conducted by Dr David Odd, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK, and his colleagues, and it has been published online. This research was conducted with children of an average age of 8.6 years, enrolled at the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Three different groups of children were evaluated:
- Those who were resuscitated at their birth but they didn’t show any symptoms of neonatal encephalopathy, neither did they get any additional neonatal care. These were 815 in number.