Umbilical cord blood acid-base analysis and the development of significant hyperbilirubinemia in near-term and term newborns: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Vincenzo Zanardo (Author), Federico de Luca (Author), Alphonse K. Simbi (Author), Matteo Parotto (Author), Pietro Guerrini (Author), Gianluca Straface (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The recognition, follow-up, and early treatment of neonatal jaundice has become more difficult, since the earlier discharge of newborns from hospitals has become common practice. Since intrapartum hypoxic stress has been pointed as predisposing factor for the occurrence of hyperb...