Abstract
The Leboyer birth method requires that the newly born infant is placed on the mother's abdomen and the cord is clamped when it stops pulsating. In the present study, hematocrit, blood viscosity, cardiac output (CO), and blood flow velocity (mV)(pulsed Dopplerultrasound) in the A. carotis interna (ACI), A. cerebri anterior (ACA) and Truncus coeliacus (TC) were measured in 10 full-term neonates with early cord-clamping ( ce is linearly related lo blood viscosity and inversely to the vessel diameter, our results indicate that the increased blood viscosity alter Leboyer birth is compensated for by vasodilation. We conclude that the Leboyer birth method does not adversely affect blood circulation.
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