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. 2013 Apr 30;102(7):680–688. doi: 10.1111/apa.12244

Table 2.

Perinatal characteristics and outcome of 14 cases of SUPC <24 h: Neonatal event

Case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Age at event 90 min 120 min 120 min 60 min 20 h 90 min 60 min 60 min 15 h 13 h 3 h 15 min 30 min 120 min
Last caretaker Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother Parents Parents Mother Mother Mother Mother
Age when last put to breastfeed At event At event At event At event Before event At event At event At event N/A N/A At event N/D N/D At event
Mother asleep No No No No Yes No No No No N/A N/A No No No
Found by Father Midwife Midwife Father Parents Midwife Father Midwife Parents Parents Midwife Midwife Midwife Midwife
Location DS DS DS DS Maternity DS DS Maternity Maternity Maternity Maternity DS DS DS
Time at event 21:30 22:30 13:00 17:00 22:00 22:20 19:50 14:20 11:00 01:00 18:30 05:15 03:00 19:00
Place found Mother Bed Mother Mother Bed Mother Mother Mother N/A N/A Mother Mother Mother Mother
Face covered by mothers breast Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes
pH min after event 7.1 6.76 7.26 6.88 N/D 7.06 N/D 7.1 N/D N/D 6.83 6.8 N/D 7.17
Mobil phone distraction Yes Yes No No No No No No No N/A Yes N/A No N/A
Cobedding No No Yes No Yes No No No N/A N/A N/A No No No
Neurological symptoms None HIE 2 HIE 2 HIE 2 HIE 2 None None None No No HIE 1 No HIE 2 No
Hypothermia treatment No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No
Hypoglycaemia No No No No No No N/D 2.4 gr/L No No No No No No
Bag and mask ventilation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CPAP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mechanical ventilation No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No
Brain ultrasound N/D Normal Normal Normal Normal N/D N/D N/D No N/D Normal No Oedema N/D
EEG on admission N/D Path Path Path Path N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Normal N/D Path N/D
Echocardiography N/D Normal Normal Normal Normal N/D Normal N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D PPHN N/D
Multichannel cardiorespiratory recording N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D Normal Immature N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Infectious and metabolic investigation Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal N/D N/D N/D Normal N/D Normal Normal Sepsis Normal

DS, delivery suite; N/D, not done; SUPC, Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; Ind, induction; VD, Vaginal Delivery, PPHN, persistent pulmonary hypertension; N/A, not available.