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10503175

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
We searched the literature for mean values of arterial cord blood pH at birth and their lower limits of statistical normality. An arterial cord blood pH, correctly sampled, measured, validated, and interpreted, provides the most objective and sensitive index for fetal hypoxemia during labor. We advise to sample both artery and vein from a clamped segment of the cord within 30 minutes after birth. In accordance with physiological and statistical evidence, it is proposed to classify arterial cord blood pH in three categories: normal (when > 7.11), abnormal (when < 6.99), and borderline (7.00-7.11). An abnormal pH indicates that the fetus was in a state of biochemical decompensation at birth. Disadvantages of routine measurement include extra work load and the lack of a universally agreed definition of normal or abnormal pH. The major advantage of routine measurement is to provide care-givers with immediate feedback on their care during childbirth and an opportunity to learn from that feedback.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-5577
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
158-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The merit of routine cord blood pH measurement at birth.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands. F.P.H.A.Vandenbussche@KGC.AZL.NL
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review