... analgesia, and neonatal anemia were obtained from the electronic medical records. Gestational age was determined by ultrasound biometric measurements. We classified second-stage labor as normal or prolonged using the WHO guidelines. Samples from umbilical cord blood were drawn using syringes rinsed...

... ]. National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 Umbilical venous blood Cord blood Blood count Blood culture Neonatal sepsis © 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel 2018 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated...

... (Hep25) levels were measured from umbilical cord blood using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The relationship between Hep25 levels and prematurity or other possible hepcidin-regulatory factors was evaluated. Results: The median Hep25 level was 7.3 ng/mL (interquartile range: 2.85-16.38...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Asphyxia Cord blood Delivery Newborn resuscitation Neonatal haemodynamics Shock The neonatal resuscitation section of the “2015...

...: To establish gestational age (GA)-specific reference ranges for hepcidin concentrations in cord blood [Hep (CB) ] of preterm and term infants and to identify pre- and perinatal confounding factors. Methods: This is a prospective observational study including 221 infants (GA at birth: 24-42 weeks). Hep (CB...

...Laila Lorenz; Andreas Peter; Christian F. Poets; Axel R. Franz Background: Iron plays an essential role in various tissue functions, and hence the reliable assessment of iron nutrition status of preterm infants appears to be mandatory. Objectives: To summarize available data on cord blood...

...Kanji Nagashima; Hideki Yagi; Shigeyosi Suzuki; Takasi Noji; Hitosi Yunoki; Takayosi Kuroume In order to evaluate the mechanism of high growth hormone (GH) secretion in perinatal life, the levels of GH and growth-hormone-releasing factor (GRF) in cord blood were determined. Plasma-immunoreactive...

... pairs was carried out. Maternal and cord blood levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-1 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Three di-nucleotide repeat polymorphisms of the IGF-1 gene [cytosine-adenine (CA) repeats in the promoter and 3′ regions and intron 2 cytosine-thymine (CT) repeat] were studied...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Nuclear factor-kappa B p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase Lipopolysaccharide Sepsis Cord blood Original Paper Neonatology 2011;99:140 145...

... damage. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine cord blood cTnT and NPBI levels in neonates of mild pre-eclamptic mothers. Methods: The study included 50 babies of mild pre-eclamptic mothers and 50 babies of healthy mothers. cTnT and NPBI levels were measured in cord blood. Results: The mean...

... cord blood samples than in children and adults. It is unknown whether this is also true for preterm neonates, or for neonates of any gestational age (GA) during the 1st week of life, since limited studies have evaluated neonatal blood samples. Objectives: We designed this study to determine the effects...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Ascorbic acid Antioxidant Newborns, preterm, term Cord blood 30 9 2009 Original Paper Biol Neonate 1995;68:1-9 Leonel Guajardoa Kay D A. Beharry8 Honehang D. Modanlouh Jacob V. Arandac Memorial Miller Children s...

... distress. Arterial VIP levels in cord blood were not significantly different between infants with and without fetal distress. The mean venous VIP in cord blood of distressed infants (28.1 ± 8.4pg/ml, mean ± SE) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that of normal neonates (12.6 ± 3.4pg/ml). The mean...

...Thomas Lehrnbecher; Lothar Schrod; Petra Rutsch; Thomas Roos; Joachim Martius; Hans-Burckhard von Stockhausena Different immunologic parameters were measured in cord blood to test their usefulness in the early diagnosis of early-onset sepsis. Cord blood levels of circulating intercellular adhesion...

... to in the content or advertisements. N-terminal propeptide of type-III procollagen Insulin-like growth factor I Free thyroxine Cord blood Gestational age Newborn maturation Biol Neonate 1990;58:264-270 © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel 0 0 0 6 - 3 1 26/90/0585-0264S 2.75/0 N-Terminal Propeptide of Type-III...

... of the newborn’s maturity and age on the tested PMNs and NK functions, the following comparisons were made. (1) Cord vs. peripheral venous blood: only ADCC was higher in peripheral than in cord blood. (2) Mature newborn cells obtained either 6 h or 3–4 days after delivery: ingestion and ADCC were lower and NK...

...Howard B. Fleit Fcγ receptor III (FcγRIII) and complement receptors (CRl and CR3) were examined on polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) from neonatal cord blood and adult blood using monoclonal antibodies directed against these receptors. Receptor expression was determined by flow cytometry. FcγRIII...

... to in the content or advertisements. Bile pigments Perinatal development High-performance liquid chromatography Serum analysis Erythroblastosis fetalis Cord blood Original Papers Biol Neonate 1990;57:1-9 © 1990 S. Karger AG. Basel 0006-3126/90/0571 -0001 $2.7 5/0 Unconjugated and Conjugated Bilirubin...

... umbilical artery and umbilical vein serum. Our results demonstrated the presence of IR-hEGF in the human placenta, amniotic fluid and cord blood during the second half of gestation. The increase in placental tissue, amniotic fluid, and cord blood concentrations with progressive gestation suggests a possible...

...Kanji Nagashima; Hideki Yagi; Hitosi Yunoki; Takashi Noji; Takayosi Kuroume The levels of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the cord blood from 34 infants were determined by radioimmunoassay. All infants were born by vaginal delivery after an uneventful pregnancy. Levels of cortisol...