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Breathing patterns in term infants delivered by caesarean section
Author(s) -
Bader D,
Riskin A,
Paz E,
Kugelman A,
Tirosh E
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb02752.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , cardiorespiratory fitness , elective caesarean section , heart rate , anesthesia , respiratory rate , obstetrics , pregnancy , pediatrics , blood pressure , physical therapy , genetics , biology
Aim : To compare the breathing patterns of infants born by elective caesarean section to those infants delivered by caesarean section after a failed trial of labour. Methods : Healthy term infants born by caesarean section were studied. The study group ( n = 13) had no trial of labour, whereas infants in the control group ( n = 13) failed a trial of labour. Polysomnographic study was performed at 36 h of age. Heart and respiratory rate, type and duration of apnoeas, arterial oxygen saturation and lower limb movements were analysed. Results : Term infants born by elective caesarean section had a shorter duration of pregnancy and weighed less. Their heart rate was faster, they had more mixed apnoeas, and during quiet sleep they had more central apnoeas of longer duration. Conclusion : Cardiorespiratory patterns in infants delivered by elective caesarean section are different from those delivered by caesarean section after a failed trial of labour.