Fetal erythropoietin levels in pregnancies complicated by meconium passage: Does meconium suggest fetal hypoxia?
| Autor: | Allahyar Jazayeri, John C.M. Tsibris, William N. Spellacy, Tina Queen, Laura Politz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Meconium
congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty Gestational Age Fetal Hypoxia Umbilical cord fluids and secretions Pregnancy medicine Fetal distress Odds Ratio Birth Weight Humans Erythropoietin reproductive and urinary physiology Fetus Obstetrics business.industry Infant Newborn Gestational age Obstetrics and Gynecology Hydrogen-Ion Concentration medicine.disease Fetal Blood female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Oxygen medicine.anatomical_structure Logistic Models embryonic structures Apgar Score Gestation Regression Analysis Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 183:188-190 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)20815-6 |
| Popis: | Objective: We sought to determine whether umbilical cord plasma erythropoietin levels were different in deliveries complicated by meconium passage and to determine whether this response is influenced by gestational age. Study Design: Fetal erythropoietin levels were measured in 203 appropriately grown neonates at 37 to 43 weeks of gestation; among those, 70 had passed meconium. Results: Meconium passage in the entire population was associated with elevated fetal erythropoietin levels (68 vs 31 mIU/mL; P 2 , as well as the 1- and 5-minute Apgar scores, were not different between the meconium and no-meconium groups. Gestational age and birth weights were significantly higher in the meconium group. Stepwise multiple regression analysis with meconium and gestational age used as the independent variables showed both meconium and gestational age to be independently associated with fetal erythropoietin levels ( r = 0.356, F=14.5; meconium, P P Conclusions: These results suggest that meconium passage can be associated with chronic fetal hypoxia as demonstrated by elevated fetal erythropoietin levels, independent of gestational age. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:188-90.) |
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