Some autopsy data shows that infants of smokers have signs of established hypoxic -
ischemic cellular
injury in the brain and the heart which probably occurred in antenatal life, may have been caused by suboptimal placental function and may have been sub-clinical, but if the
baby continues to be in a vulnerable environment exposed to post-natal passive smoking, this could affect autonomic nervous system function and lead to poor temperature control, and poor heart rate and respiration control.
If your
baby was born in a Louisville hospital with hypoxic -
ischemic encephalopathy or another birth
injury, get in touch with the Kentucky birth
injury attorneys at Gray and White Law.