Long-term neurodevelopmental effects of exclusively high cord lactate levels in term newborn.

Introduction: Cord arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) results are used as diagnostic criteria for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in newborns with suspected perinatal asphyxia. This study evaluated the effect of cord ABGA lactate level on the long-term neurodevelopment of newborns without any clinical signs of perinatal asphyxia.

Methods: This clinical observation study was designed among term babies born between 2018 and 2019 in our unit.