[Effect of the vernix caseosa content in the amniotic fluid on the actual pH-value of the amniotic fluid].
To determine the eventual influence of the vernix caseosa on the actual pH-value of the amniotic fluid we compared the pH-value of 50 samples of non-filtered amniotic  fluid and the pH-values of filtered portions of the same samples. The samples were taken after delivery of the fetus. We found a distinct shift of the pH-values of the filtered portions to alkaline values. It is recommended that these results should be taken into consideration in laboratory analysis of amniotic fluid.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011247:Pregnancy; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014708:Vernix Caseosa / Q000378:metabolism*
D012964:Sodium
Einfluss des Vernix-caseosa-Gehalts im Fruchtwasser auf den aktuellen pH-Wert der Amnionflüssigkeit