Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Umbilical cord blood was collected from 400 term singleton full term well newborn babies who met our inclusion criteria and stored in -20°C. Those who developed jaundice and admitted for phototherapy (34 newborns: 22 males and 12 females), considered as case group and 31 non-jaundiced infants (13 males and 18 females) gestational age-weight-matched considered as the control group. The serum level of UCAFP was checked in these 65 newborns and was compared between these two groups. RESULTS: Mean UCAFP in case group was 523.429±174.158 and in control group was 664.548±154.894 μg/L. In the non-jaundiced group, mean UCAFP values was higher than neonate with hyperbilirubinemia (664.548 vs. 523.429μg/L). The mean UCAFP in males was 519.023 μg/L and in females was 531.508 μg/L (p=0.066). Sixty (92.3%) babies delivered by cesarean section (CS) and 5 (7.7%) by normal vaginal delivery (p=0.566). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Yadollah Zahedpasha, Mousa Ahmadpour-Kacho, Jafar Khalafi, Ali Bijani |
Journal | Caspian journal of internal medicine
(Caspian J Intern Med)
Vol. 2
Issue 4
Pg. 326-30
( 2011)
ISSN: 2008-6164 [Print] Iran |
PMID | 24551440
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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