Blood coagulation status of small-for-dates and postmature infants.
In a prospective study of blood coagulation status in small-for-dates and postmature infants there was often evidence of intravascular coagulation. Abnormal coagulation findings correlated with the degree of growth retardation and with the degree of postmaturity. Macroscopical placental infarction and neonatal polycythaemia were associated with coagulation abnormalities; asphyxia, however, was not. Intravascular coagulation may be an additional hazard to small-for-dates and postmature infants.
D001237:Asphyxia / Q000097:blood; D001724:Birth Weight; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis*; D002508:Cephalometry; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006130:Growth Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007233:Infant, Postmature; D008297:Male; D010922:Placenta Diseases; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood; D006475:Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding / Q000097:blood
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors