Table 1:

Perinatal clinical data

NeonateGA at Birth (weeks)Apgar Score (1 min/5 min)Arterial Cord Gas (pH/Base Deficit)Perinatal HistoryResuscitation Score
139.37/87.08/−6Mother GBS-positive, repeat CS, clear fluid; no fetal distress, heart rate >100, BBO2 for 3 minutes1
239.98/97.14/−5ROM 2 hours, fetal heart rate 80–90 seconds for 5 minutes, vacuum/forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, nuchal cord, terminal meconium, vigorous baby, BBO21
341.18/9NAOutborn, ROM 5 hours, spontaneous vaginal delivery, no meconium0
440.68/97.14/−4Induced labor, ROM 2 hours, fetal distress, failed vacuum delivery, CS for FTP, no meconium, blue baby with good tone and spontaneous cry0
539.38/97.18/−5Decreased fetal heart rate for 14 minutes, vacuum assisted vaginal delivery, moderate meconium above the vocal cords, pale baby with good tone and cry0
639.49/107.28/+1Mother GBS-positive, induced labor, ROM 2 hours, no meconium, no distress0
739.34/97.3/−2Nuchal cord, moderate meconium above vocal cords, baby intubated, suctioned, PPV, stable4
840.39/97.11/−6ROM 8 hours, no distress, no meconium0
939.17/97.24/−3Mother GBS-positive, took paroxetine for depression/anxiety; ROM 5 hours, no fetal distress, terminal meconium, good saturations, O2 given1
1041.39/97.22/−7ROM 9 hours, no fetal distress, forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, thick meconium, vigorous baby0
11419/107.33/−3Mother GBS-positive, ROM 9 hours, no distress, no meconium0
1239.67/97.3/−2Mother taking sertraline for depression; ROM 4 hours, no fetal distress, nuchal cord, meconium, suctioned ×22
1340.98/97.17/0ROM 1.5 hours, meconium suctioned at perineum, vigorous cry2
1440.47/87.32/−7ROM 3.5 hours, no distress, no meconium0
1540.75/97.21/−3ROM 6 hours, nuchal cord, no fetal distress, light meconium above the vocal cords, suctioned, blue floppy baby with no initial respiratory effort, heart rate >100, intubated, PPV for 30 seconds, baby cries, with good color4
1639.38/97.27/−2Mother taking albuterol for asthma, CS for LGA and 39.5-cm head (cephalopelvic disproportion), blue baby with good cry, terminal meconium, no distress, BBO21
  • Note:—BBO2 indicates blow by oxygen; CS, cesarean section; GA, gestational age; FTP, failure to progress; GBS, Group B Streptococcus; LGA, large for gestational age; ROM, rupture of membranes; PPV, positive pressure ventilation; NA, not available.