Ventilation Prior to Umbilical Cord Clamping Improves Cardiovascular Stability and Oxygenation in Preterm Lambs After Exposure to Intrauterine Inflammation

• Main Authors: Alessandra Lio (Author), Claudia Aurilia (Author), Valerie Zahra (Author), Timothy J. Moss (Author), Domenic A. LaRosa (Author), Stuart B. Hooper (Author), Andrew W. Gill (Author), Martin Kluckow (Author), Ilias Nitsos (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author), Graeme R. Polglase (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Delaying umbilical cord clamping until after aeration of the lung (physiological-based cord clamping; PBCC) maintains cardiac output and oxygenation in preterm lambs at birth, however, its efficacy after intrauterine inflammation is not known. Given the high incidence of chorioamnionitis...