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A study on the length of the human umbilical cord.
Min Hee Kim, Young Hyuk Lee, Kyo Sun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(12):1641-1646.   Published online December 31, 1991
A short umbilical cord is defined as 35 cm or less, whereas a long cord is 80 cm or more. Short umbilical cords have been associated with a delay in the second stage of labor, irregular fetal heart tones, placental abruption, rupture of the umbilical cord, inversion of the uterus, birth asphyxia, umbilical hernia and long umbilical cord have been associated more frequently...
The Apgar Score and Umbilical Arterial pH in the Newborn.
Hoo Jae Hann, Eun Ae Park, Kyung Hee Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(8):1048-1056.   Published online August 31, 1990
In this prospective study, the relation between the Apgar scores and umbilical arterial pH at birth was assessed. 314 newborns of gestational age 24 to 42 weeks were included in this study； (95 were preterm and 219 were full-term) The l and 5-minute Apgar scores were directly related to gestational age. In preterm babies, the Apgar scores tend to be low in spite...
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