Table 2.
Attainment of neuro‐behavioural milestones at 12 and 72 h postnatally
| Able to stand (>5 s) | Normal tone | Good suckle reflex | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 12 h | 72 h | 12 h | 72 h | 12 h | 72 h | Seizures | |
| Control | 8 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Control+UCB | 3 | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Asphyxia | 12 | 50% | 75% | 50% | 58% | 55% | 66% | 30% |
| Asphyxia+UCB | 8 | 100% | 75% | 88% | ||||
| P | <0.01 | 0.15 | <0.01 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.06 | |
At 12 h, prior to UCB administration parameters were assessed. At this time, asphyxia led to significant derangement in all parameters when compared to control animals. However, at 72 h due to small sample sizes there was no significant difference.