Predictive value of fetal scalp blood lactate concentration and pH as markers of neurologic disability

Authors :: Kruger, Kerstin
Hallberg, B.
Blennow, M.
Kublickas, M.
Westgren M.
Source :: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Nov, 1999, Vol. 181 Issue 5, p1072, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Measuring the amount of lactic acid in fetal scalp blood appears to be more accurate than pH in detecting fetuses that may have low oxygen levels in the brain. This was the conclusion of a study of 1,709 pregnant women whose baby had an abnormal heart rate.

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