TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulse oximetry in newborns with delayed cord clamping and immediate skin-to-skin contact
AU - Smit, Marrit
AU - Dawson, Jennifer Anne
AU - Ganzeboom, Angelina
AU - Hooper, Stuart Brian
AU - van Roosmalen, Jos
AU - Te Pas, Arjan B
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - To assess whether defined reference ranges of oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate (HR) of term infants after birth also apply for infants born after midwifery supervised uncomplicated vaginal birth, where delayed cord clamping (DCC) and immediate skin to skin contact (ISSC) is routine management. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING AND PATIENTS: Infants born vaginally after uncomplicated birth, that is, no augmentation, maternal pain relief or instrumental delivery. INTERVENTIONS: Midwives supervising uncomplicated birth at home or in hospital in the Leiden region (The Netherlands) used an oximeter and recorded SpO2 and HR in the first 10 min after birth. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: SpO2 and HR values were compared to the international defined reference ranges. RESULTS: In Leiden, values of 109 infants were obtained and are comparable with previously defined reference ranges, except for a higher SpO2 (p180 bpm) occurred less often, and a bradycardia (
AB - To assess whether defined reference ranges of oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate (HR) of term infants after birth also apply for infants born after midwifery supervised uncomplicated vaginal birth, where delayed cord clamping (DCC) and immediate skin to skin contact (ISSC) is routine management. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING AND PATIENTS: Infants born vaginally after uncomplicated birth, that is, no augmentation, maternal pain relief or instrumental delivery. INTERVENTIONS: Midwives supervising uncomplicated birth at home or in hospital in the Leiden region (The Netherlands) used an oximeter and recorded SpO2 and HR in the first 10 min after birth. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: SpO2 and HR values were compared to the international defined reference ranges. RESULTS: In Leiden, values of 109 infants were obtained and are comparable with previously defined reference ranges, except for a higher SpO2 (p180 bpm) occurred less often, and a bradycardia (
UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/4/F309.full.pdf+html
U2 - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305484
DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305484
M3 - Article
SN - 1359-2998
VL - 99
SP - F309 - F314
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
IS - 4
ER -