
Can Maternal Fever During Labor Increase the Risk of HIE? What Parents Should Know
Most parents expect labor to be physically demanding, but few realize that maternal fever during labor is relatively common, affecting approximately 1 in 10 laboring patients. While many fevers resolve without causing serious problems, growing research suggests that maternal fever may be associated with an increased risk of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), a type of newborn brain injury caused by insufficient

