title: Comparative study of immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M among neonates in caesarean section and vaginal delivery.
abstract: The present study comprised 50 cases of normal vaginal delivery and 50 cases of caesarean section. The cord blood level of immunoglobulin G was significantly higher in normal vaginal delivery cases than in caesarean section cases (mean level is 1653.2 +/- 443.1 mg/dl and 898.3 +/- 415.6 mg/dl respectively). The immunoglobulin G was low in cord blood but had higher concentration in all the 7 cases in study group who had fever with rigor in antenatal period. Thus the babies delivered with caesarean section had lower immunoglobulin level than normal vaginal delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SN Medical College and Hospital, Agra.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ansari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000276:immunology; D005334:Fever / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000276:immunology*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M