Resuscitating fresh stillbirths.
Guidelines for duration of resuscitation of freshly-stillborn term infants and their long term outcome are unclear. The predictive factors of both cerebral palsy and early neonatal demise include Apgar scores of 3 or less at 10 minutes, perinatal acidaemia and neonatal seizures. We describe the case of severe perinatal asphyxia (umbilical artery pH at birth of 6.75, Apgar scores of 0.1 and 5 0.1 5 at 1.5 and 10 minutes and neonatal hypertonia) in a term pregnancy, where the infant made an uneventful recovery and was discharged home well. Guidelines for neonatal resuscitation are discussed.
Meagher
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Murphy
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E
Badawi
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Murphy
J
J
D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen