| Relationship between fetal monitoring and resuscitative needs: fetal distress versus routine cesarean deliveries. | |
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PMID: 10785885 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: There is debate as to whether pediatricians should be present at all cesarean deliveries. Little published data exist regarding the differences in resuscitative needs of infants delivered by cesarean section for "fetal distress" versus those without this diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To describe the differences in resuscitative and immediate postnatal intervention needs for neonates with fetal distress delivered by cesarean section and those without fetal distress delivered in the same manner. Also, to devise an evaluation tool to assess and compare levels of neonatal resuscitation between infants and groups of infants. METHODS: The delivery records of 1411 term infants delivered by cesarean section after uncomplicated pregnancies at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center from March 3, 1995 through March 8, 1997 were examined retrospectively. Apgar scores and resuscitative needs were assigned to a newly devised, weighted scoring system. Resuscitation subscores and total resuscitation scores were compared using non-parametric methods. RESULTS: The fetal distress group (n = 80) had a significantly greater resuscitative needs mean score (p < 0.001) and subscores (p < 0.001 to p = 0.004) than did the non-fetal distress group (n = 419). Of the non-fetal distress group, 48.7% still received some active form of intervention. CONCLUSION: In our study group, infants with fetal distress had significantly greater intervention needs than infants without fetal distress. |
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Authors:
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R Posen; P Friedlich; L Chan; D Miller |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association Volume: 20 ISSN: 0743-8346 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinatol Publication Date: 2000 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-06-09 Completed Date: 2000-06-09 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501884 Medline TA: J Perinatol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 101-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA. robertposen@pol.net |
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Cesarean Section* Female Fetal Distress / therapy* Fetal Monitoring* Humans Infant, Newborn Pediatrics Physician's Role Pregnancy Resuscitation / statistics & numerical data* Retrospective Studies Statistics, Nonparametric |
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