The Effect of Abnormal Birth on Blood Chemistry During the First 48 Hours of Life

Abstract

This study arose out of a plan to examine the changes in blood chemistry during the first 48 hours of life. No attempt was made to select cases and it was only later on, when it was found that the results varied with the manner of birth, that the normal group (Acharya and Payne, 1965) was separated. The remainder were grouped into (1) forceps delivery and prolonged difficult delivery, (2) planned 9