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Table 3 The clinical characteristics and outcomes of the seven neonates

From: The evaluation of decision-to-delivery interval in category-1 emergency cesarean section: a report of six cases

Case number

1

2

3

4

5

6-1

6-2

Outcome

Alive

Dead

(Day 0 after birth)

Alive

Alive

Dead

(Day 3 after birth)

Alive

Stillbirth

Fetal heart rate (beats/min)

110

22

64

88

90

120

0

Gestational age in week

35

39

37

40

26

27

DDI (min)

29

10

29

16

26

18

19

Apgar score

 1st minute

1

2

3

1

1

2

0

 5th minute

3

2

6

2

2

4

0

Birthweight (g)

1919

3068

2346

2306

598

805

Not measured

Findings of arterial cord blood test

 pH

<7.00

<7.00

7.36

<7.00

7.28

7.37

Not measured

 Base excess (mmol/L)

Cannot be measured

Cannot be measured

− 0.8

Cannot be measured

− 17.8

− 0.6

Not measured

 PaCO2 (mmHg)

69.0

78.0

44.0

72.0

13.0

43.0

Not measured

 HCO3 (mmol/L)

Cannot be measured

Cannot be measured

24.9

Cannot be measured

6.1

24.9

Not measured

  1. DDI Decision-to-delivery interval