Neonatal outcome in cesarean section under general anesthesia, related to gestational age, induction-delivery and uterus-delivery intervals.
Neonatal outcome after cesarean section under general anesthesia was studied in 568 women in whom no prior signs of fetal distress were evident. Low Apgar 1-minute scores were not related to induction-delivery and/or to uterus-delivery intervals, which were all within the accepted safe limits, but were related to the gestational age. Thus, Apgar scores less than 7 were found in 62% of newborns whose gestational age was less than 35 weeks, but in only 17% of those greater than or equal to 35 weeks. The importance of gestational age, in addition to the induction-delivery and uterus-delivery intervals, is discussed in relation to neonatal outcome following cesarean section.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D001034:Apgar Score; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors