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KMID : 1102120200260030348
Child Health Nursing Research
2020 Volume.26 No. 3 p.348 ~ p.356
Correlations between the Status of the Umbilical Cord and Neonatal Health Status
Lee Sun-Min

Kim Dong-Yeon
Cho Seong-Min
Noh Sun-Mi
Park Hye-Ly
Lee Gyung-Joo
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to identify correlations between the status of the umbilical cord and neonatal health status.

Methods: In total, 172 newborns were enrolled who were admitted to the newborn nursery with a gestational age of 35 weeks or older anda body weight of 2 kg or above. Data were collected on the basic personal information of the newborns, the diameter and soft tissue status of the umbilical cord, and neonatal health status after birth. Analyses were performed using t-test, analysis of variance, x2 test, and Fisher exact test.

Results: Umbilical cord diameter exhibited a statistically significant difference by sex (t=2.71, p=.007). A thin umbilical cord diameter was associated with a 1-minute Apgar score less than 8 points (t=2.47, p=.015) and with being transferred to the intensive care unit (t=2.45, p=.015). Poor soft tissue status of the umbilical cord was associated with a 1-minute Apgar score of less than 8 points (x2=16.68, p<.001) and with oxygen being supplied (x2=4.81, p=.028).

Conclusion: Assessing the umbilical cord diameter and status in newborns is an important tool for evaluating neonatal health status after birth, and this point also underscores the importance of professionals¡¯ careful observations in the newborn nursery.
KEYWORD
Umbilical cord, Infant, newborn, Health status
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