PEDIATRICS Vol. 83 No. 1 January 1989, pp. A64
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To assess the predictive value for perinatal brain damage of acidosis at birth, alone or in combination with the Apgar score at 5 minutes, a cohort of 982 liveborn infants delivered over the two months was studied prospectively. Metabolic acidosis determined from the umbilical artery at birth [was] a poor predictor of perinatal brain damage.