Open AccessComparison of Oxidative Stress Markers and Serum Cortisol between Normal Labor and Selective Cesarean Section Born Neonates
Author(s) -
Rasoul Kaviany Nejad,
Mohammad Taghi Goodarzi,
Gholamreza Shfiee,
Nasrollah Pezeshki,
Maryam Sohrabi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16935.7974
Subject(s) - caesarean section , oxidative stress , glutathione peroxidase , uric acid , umbilical cord , superoxide dismutase , medicine , endocrinology , antioxidant , cord blood , catalase , glutathione reductase , physiology , pregnancy , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , immunology , genetics
An imbalance between antioxidant and oxidant-generating systems in newborns can cause oxidative damage. The effect of modes of delivery on oxidative stress in neonates is not fully investigated.