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What is the purpose of umbilical cord blood gas analysis?
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Umbilical cord blood analysis for evaluation of the newborn's acid-base status immediately after delivery is the most objective way of assessing the fetal metabolic condition at birth .
This information can also be useful from medical and medicolegal perspectives since it provides insight into intrapartum fetal physiology and, if normal, excludes perinatal asphyxia or hypoxia secondary to the birth process. |
