Abstract
Umbilical cord blood gases, hemoglobin and lactate were measured, prior to the first breath, in 38 consecutively delivered inborn premature infants with gestational age ≤ 32 weeks. All infants were intubated, resuscitated in the delivery room and maintained on mechanical ventilation. IVH was documented by ultrasound in the first week of life in 11 infants (28.9%). IVH infants and non-IVH infants did not differ significantly in mean birth weight, gestational age, 5 min. Apgar score, or hemoglobin concentration. IVH occurred significantly more frequent in infants who had low 1 min. Apgar scores. Umbilical cord blood gas-tensions and lactate levels were as follows:
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