Maternal‐neonatal 8‐hydroxy‐deoxyguanosine serum concentrations as an index of DNA oxidation in association with the mode of labour and delivery

Abstract

The lowest TAS and the highest 8-OHdG levels were found in Groups C and D post-delivery, probably due to the long-term participation of the mothers' skeletal and uterus muscles, whereas 8-OHdG levels were low in CB irrespective of the mode of delivery, possibly as a consequence of the antioxidant action of the placenta and/or the low lipid levels in the serum of the umbilical cord.