J. Nutr.

Sci.

Vitaminol.,

38,

511-515,

1992

Note Umbilical

Ascorbic

Michaela

Acid

Levels

in Fetal

Distress

DVIR, David KOHELET, Eliana ARBEL, and Michael GOLDBERG

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neonatology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, and the Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel (Received December 24, 1991) Summary

Umbilical

at birth ly,

immediately

maternal

arterial for

acid-base

analyzed

for

plasma

level

levels

maternal

cantly

higher

compared

the

levels

to

the

of

67%

0.025).

as

of

results

increase

in

distress,

without

Key

Words

presence

ascorbic

in

the

asphyxia,

samples

were

samples

were

umbilical

fetal

use

the

presence

the

present

fetal

distress,

an

or

infants of

distress

proved of

such

of

absence

fetal

exposed

to at

or

acid

a specificity distress a

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Umbilical ascorbic acid levels in fetal distress.

Umbilical arterial and venous blood samples were obtained at birth immediately after clamping the cord in 38 infants. Simultaneously, maternal arteria...
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