TY - JOUR T1 - Stable term infants with acidaemia had no major adverse outcomes within 48 hours of birth JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 23 LP - 23 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.1.23 VL - 2 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/1/23.abstract N2 - King TA, Jackson GL, Josey AS, et al.The effect of profound umbilical artery acidemia in term neonates admitted to a newborn nursery.J Pediatr1998 Apr;132:624–9OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Do term or near term infants who are stable and have an umbilical artery pH ≤7.0 (fetal acidaemia) have any adverse outcomes in the first 48 hours of life? Cohort analytic study.A university hospital in Dallas, Texas, USA.35 newborn infants with acidaemia who were ≥35 weeks gestation, weighed ≥2100 g, had an Apgar score ≥7 at 5 minutes, and had no serious cardiopulmonary disturbance. 35 infants who did not have acidaemia (controls) were identified and matched for gestational age within 1 week of enrolment. Exclusion criteria were obvious congenital anomalies and in utero infections.Acidaemia was identified within 4–6 hours of birth using double clamped segments of cord for acid base analysis and was categorised as respiratory (PC02 ≥62.5 mm Hg with a base deficit <12 meq/l), metabolic (PC02 <62.5 mm Hg … ER -