Pomegrante Juice May Prevent Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury In Newborns

Expectant mothers at risk of premature birth may want to consider drinking Pomegrante Juice to help their babies resist brain injuries from low oxygen and reduced blood flow according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine.

Reduced blood flow to the brain results in reduced oxygen to the brain, a condition known as hypoxia or hypoxic ischemia or anoxia or hypoxic brain damage.  When the brain receives inadequate amounts of oxygen, the nerve fibers in the brain begin to die off.  MRI studies can show the brain damage to the newborn often referred to as a "watershed" affect.  A child who has sustained this type of brain damage often has impaired sight, impaired hearing, may suffer from seizure disorders and can have extensive neurological damage or cerebral palsy. 

A newborn may also develop this hypoxic brain damage as a result of improper medical care rendered by the obstetrician who fails to timely deliver a child at risk by performing a Cesarean section. These medical malpractice cases have been successfully prosecuted on behalf of brain impaired children.

The researchers believe that a chemical in the juice protects the young brain cells from self destruction when their oxygen supply is reduced.  Read the full story by clicking here .