Neonatal outcome of infants with umbilical cord arterial pH less than 7.

So Ling LauZara Lin Zau LokShuk Yi Annie Hui Genevieve Po Gee Fung Hugh S Hung San Lam Tak Yeung Leung

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2022)

Infants born with umbilical artery pH <7 still have a high chance of 89.5% to become intact survivors. A cord arterial pH of <6.9 and an Apgar score at 5 min <7 are independent prognostic factors for neonatal/infant death or adverse long-term neurological outcomes.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
young adults
metabolic syndrome
gestational age
bone marrow
emergency department
low birth weight
preterm infants