Effect of spontaneous breathing on umbilical venous blood flow and placental transfusion during delayed cord clamping in preterm lambs.

Emma BrouwerArjan B Te PasGraeme R PolglaseErin V McGillickStefan BöhringerKelly J CrossleyKaryn RodgersDouglas BlankShigeo YamaokaAndrew William GillMartin KluckowStuart B Hooper

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2019)

Spontaneous breathing had no net effect on body weight in preterm lambs at birth. UV blood flow decreased as inspiratory effort increased, possibly due to constriction of the inferior vena cava caused by diaphragmatic contraction, as previously observed in human fetuses.

Keyphrases

blood flow
gestational age
inferior vena cava
body weight
preterm birth
pulmonary embolism
endothelial cells
low birth weight
vena cava
neuropathic pain
cardiac surgery
induced pluripotent stem cells
pluripotent stem cells
preterm infants
spinal cord injury