Disturbances in the Respiratory Functions of Foetal Blood and Their Treatment

Acid-Base Balance at Birth

“…-17 0 to 75 0 30-0 ± 8-2 -10.0 to 67-0 Lactate (mEq/l) -0-13±0-45 -3-98 to 1-79 5-89± 1-42 3-01 to 9-24 Lactate/pyruvate -8-06±2-93 -32-44 to 1 35 973 ±24-33 28-82 to 135-2 neonate are certainly acidemic relative to the adult with much higher lactate levels, but this may merely reflect different metabolic pathways as the foetus has only one-quarter of the maternal levels of carbonic anhydrase (Persianinov & Savelieva 1968).…”

The Effect of Normal and Abnormal Labour on the Foetus: A Survey

“…The literature and the author's own research (6, 7, 8,9,10,11,12,13) show, that during a normal pregnancy the foetus is in a condition of reduced oxygenation and moderate acidosis.…”