Maternal and umbilical cord blood lactate for predicting perinatal death: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial

Maternal and umbilical cord blood lactate for predicting perinatal death: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background In high resource settings, lactate and pH levels measured from fetal scalp and umbilical cord blood are widely used as predictors of perinatal mortality. However, the same is not true in low resource settings, where much of perinatal mortality occurs. The scalability of this prac...

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Main Authors: Milton W. Musaba, Brendah Nambozo, David Mukunya, Julius Wandabwa, Justus K. Barageine, Paul Kiondo, Agnes Napyo, Quraish Sserwanja, Andrew D Weeks, James K Tumwine, Grace Ndeezi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Lactate
Perinatal-mortality
Obstructed labour
Stillbirth
Neonatal death
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04008-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04008-y

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