Clinical Study

Determinants and Outcomes of Emergency Caesarean Section following Failed Instrumental Delivery: 5-Year Observational Review at a Tertiary Referral Centre in London

Table 5

Neonatal condition at birth: Apgar scores and umbilical cord arterial pH.

Number (1 unable to obtain; umbilical cord gases were not documented in 12 cases)

Arterial pH <7.114/106
Apgar <7 at 1 min20/106
Apgar <7 at 5 min 6/106