The effect of nuchal cord on amniotic fluid and cord blood erythropoietin at delivery.
The effect of nuchal cord on amniotic fluid and cord blood erythropoietin at delivery.
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脐带颈项对分娩时羊水和脐带血促红细胞生成素的影响。
DOI：
10.1016/s1071-5576(03)00139-4
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发表时间：
2003
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Clapp,JamesF
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Hashimoto,Kazumasa;Clapp,JamesF
ObjectiveWe investigated the effect of a nuchal cord on fetal hypoxia by using amniotic fluid and cord blood erythropoietin as markers of chronic and acute hypoxia, respectively.MethodsA total of 167 full-term pregnancies without maternal complications or fetal prelabor complications except fetal growth restriction of unknown cause were studied prospectively. Of these, 47 had a nuchal cord at delivery, and 62 had one or more complications during labor and delivery (nonreassuring fetal heart rate pattern, birth weight less than 2500 g, Apgar score at 1 minute less than 7, presence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid, oligohydramnios), and 26 had both muchal cord and at least one of the intrapartum complications.ResultsErythropoietin levels (mean±standard error of the mean) were not significantly different between the nuchal cord group (n= 47) and the no nuchal cord group (n= 120) in either amniotic fluid (19.3±4.1 mU/mL versus 13.7±1.1 mU/mL) or cord blood (57.9±10.3 mU/mL versus 52.1±4.9 mU/mL). Similarly, in the 62 fetuses with intrapartum complications, there were no significant differences in amniotic fluid (14.3±2.0 mU/mL versus 18.8±2.9 mU/mL) or cord blood erythropoietin (66.9±16.8 mU/mL versus 72.6±12.6 mU/mL) levels between those with (n= 26) or without a nuchal cord (n= 36). Among the 107 uncomplicated cases, however, amniotic fluid erythropoietin was significantly elevated in the nuchal cord group (25.5±8.7 mU/mL, n= 21) compared with what in the no nuchal cord group (11.5±0.9 mU/mL, n= 84)(P<. 05), whereas there was no significant between-group difference in cord blood erythropoietin levels between nuchal cord and no nuchal cord groups (46.8±10.0 mU/mL versus 43.3±4.1 mU/mL). Tightness of the nuchal cord did not affect amniotic fluid or cord blood erythropoietin concentrations.ConclusionAlthough nuchal cord may not significantly increase the risk of acute or labor-associated fetal hypoxia, it appears to be an independent risk factor of mild, chronic, prelabor fetal hypoxia.
