@article{Singh_Gupta_Arya_2020, title={A Study on Correlation of Umbilical Cord Arterial Blood pH with Perinatal Asphyxia & Early Neonatal Outcome}, volume={8}, url={https://aijournals.com/index.php/ajcpn/article/view/1590}, DOI={10.47009/ajcpn.2020.8.2.6}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background: </strong>Perinatal asphyxia is one of the major causes of neonatal morbidity &amp; mortality. Asphyxia can damage almost every organ of neonate. Our purpose was to determine the correlation of cord blood pH with birth asphyxia &amp; early neonatal outcome. <strong>Subjects and Methods: </strong>A prospective study was conducted over a period of one year at STH Haldwani. We enrolled 108 term neonates with signs of fetal distress, thick MSL, non-reassuring NST &amp; there were subjected for estimation of umbilical cord blood pH, APGAR score, outcome looked were resuscitation needed, NICU admission, delay in feed &amp; encephalopathy (sarnat &amp; sarnat stage). <strong>Results: </strong>In our study, cord blood pH had significant correlation with perinatal asphyxia(R=-0.926). Area under ROC curved showed that mean pH &lt;7.1 (ROC=0.998) is very significant in predicting the adverse outcome. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cord blood pH is very sensitive and specific &amp; has good correlation in predicting the birth asphyxia &amp; adverse neonatal outcome. Measurement of cord blood pH is recommended in all the neonates with signs of fetal distress.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Asian Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology}, author={Singh, Nutan and Gupta, Asheesh Kumar and Arya, Ajay Kumar}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={30-35} }