Preventing brain damage at time of birth
2 December 2021
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](/content/auckland/en/news/2021/12/02/preventing-brain-damage-at-birth/_jcr_content/leftpar/imagecomponent/image.img.480.low.jpg/1638393073019.jpg)
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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