Why the study?
Does the mode of delivery and maternal anesthesia type affect neonatal left ventricular performance?
Does the mode of delivery and maternal anesthesia type affect neonatal left ventricular performance?
Differences in neonatal left ventricular dynamics shortly after birth appear to be related to the transplacental effects of maternal anesthetics rather than the mode of delivery.
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Suggests transplacental anesthetic effects predominate over delivery mode for neonatal LV performance; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Lundell et al. (1984) studied this question.
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