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Neonatology (Perinatology)
Does anaesthesia in mothers during delivery affect bilirubin levels in their neonates?
Zeinab A El-Kabbany, Nadin N Toaima, Tamer N Toaima, Mona Y Gamal EL-Din
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(12):385-389.   Published online December 22, 2017
Purpose

This study aimed to assess whether different anesthetic techniques and oxytocin use applied during delivery affect transcutaneous bilirubin levels during the first 24 hours in neonates.

Methods

A total of 1,044 neonates delivered by either caesarian section (C/S) or normal vaginal delivery (NVD) were included in the study. They were classified into 5 groups as follows: group 1: born by C/S using...

Neurobehavioral Response of Newborn Infants Following Delivery by Normal Labor and Cesarean Section under General and Spinal Anesthesia.
Eun Ai Lee, Jung Hee Park, Yoon Ju Choi, Seung Ju Lee, Keun Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1982;25(10):1032-1038.   Published online October 31, 1982
Scanlon*s Early Neonatal Neurobehavioral Scale was administered to 110 babies delivered by normal labor and cesarean section. Fifty of the mothers had normal vaginal delivery, thirty of the mothers were induced into general anesthesia with thiopental sodium and thirty of the mothers received spinal anesthe- sia with tetracaine before cesarean section. The Scanlon*s scale involves an assessment of the infant*s state of wekefulness, varius reflexes, his...
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