Newborn characteristics
| Total (n=898) | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 40 (1) |
| Weight (gram) | 3594 (478) |
| Male gender | 439 (51) |
| Apgar scores | |
| 1 min Apgar | 9 (9–10) |
| 5 min Apgar | 10 (10–10) |
| 10 min Apgar | 10 (10–10) |
| Umbilical cord blood values* | |
| Arterial pH | 7.35 (2.53) |
| Arterial base deficit (mmol/L) | 3.7 (2.4) |
| Venous pH | 7.34 (0.07) |
| Venous base deficit (mmol/L) | 4.1 (2.1) |
| Time after birth to cord clamp (s) | 319 (244–412) |
| Time after birth to the first heart rate data (s) | 13 (9–22) |
Male gender presented as n (%); Apgar scores, time to cord clamp and time to the first heart rate data presented as median (IQR); all remaining results presented as mean (SD).
*Available in 854 newborns.
†Available in 784 newborns.