A Comparison of Criteria for Defining Metabolic Acidemia in Live-Born Neonates and Its Effect on Predicting Serious Adverse Neonatal Outcomes

Abstract

(Abstracted from Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023;229:439.e1–439.e11 It is common for fetal oxygenation and pH to decline during labor. However, severe oxygen deprivation can cause fetuses to develop metabolic acidemia, a risk factor for moderate to severe neonatal encephalopathy that can progress to cerebral palsy.