Open AccessNeurobehavioral response of infants after paracervical block during labour
Author(s) -
Nesheim BrittIngjerd,
Lindbæk Ellen,
StormMathisen Ingebjørg,
Jenssen Helge
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347909154911
Subject(s) - medicine , paracervical block , umbilical cord , anesthesia , obstetrics , pco2 , randomized controlled trial , surgery , lidocaine , anatomy
. 30 parturient women were randomized into a group receiving paracervical block (PCB) and a control group. The infants were tested by a neurobehavioral examination immediately after birth, after 3 hours and 3 days. The examiner was unaware of the obstetrical management of the patients. No clinically significant differences could be detected between the two groups. Arterial and venous pO 2 , pCO 2 and pH from the umbilical cord showed no differences between the groups.