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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014 Oct 8;59(6):635–644. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12206

Table 1.

Characteristics of Neonates with Euvolemia versus Hypovolemia.

Euvolemia (Placental Transfusion) Hypovolemia (Immediate Clamping)
↑Blood Pressurea,b ↓Blood Pressure
↓Vascular resistanceb ↑Vascular resistance
↑RBC flow to brain(18%) and to gut (20%)b ↓RBC flow to all organs
↑Renal blood flowc ↓Renal blood flow
↑Urine outputc ↓Urine output
↓Sodium excretionc ↑Sodium excretion
↑Pulmonary vasodilatationa ↓Pulmonary vasodilatation
↑RCV, Hct, Hba,b ↓(RCV, Hct, Hb)

Hct = hematocrit; Hb = hemoglobin; RBC = red blood cell; RCV = red cell volume

a

From Oh et al 196716

b

From Nelle M et al 199536

c

From Oh et al 196637