Preventing brain damage at time of birth

2 December 2021

Health and medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The Challenge

Laura Bennet and her team investigate new ways to monitor brain waves in babies at the time of birth. Their goal: reduce brain damage due to hypoxia or oxygen deprivation.

Joanne Davidson
Joanne Davidson, member of Professor Laura Bennet's team.

Team member Joanne Davidson talks about their research. Davidson is part of a team led by Laura Bennet, professor in physiology at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. The researchers were awarded a team prize at the 2021 Te Taumata Rangahau|Research Excellence Awards from the University of Auckland.

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