Human Umbilical Vessel Diameters and Blood Gas Tensions in the First Two Minutes after Delivery

1 January 1976

journal article
research article
Published by S. Karger AG in Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Vol. 7 (4) , 201-212
https://doi.org/10.1159/000301383

Abstract

Human umbilical vein and artery diameters reduce significantly during the first 2 min after delivery, whereas blood gas tensions do not change significantly. Gas tension changes, therefore, cannot account for the reduction in the umbilical vessel diameters which occurs during this time.

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