Background: We have shown before that blood sampling from umbilical artery catheters induces a decrease in cerebral oxygenation and cerebral blood volume (CBV) in VLBW infants. The aim of the present ...

To determine oxygen saturation profile over 6 h monitoring period in healthy late-preterm and term neonates during the first 48 h of age, and to assess the impact of gestational age, birth weight and ...