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The effects of labor on maternal and fetal levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1. 1994

F A Hills, and R Crawford, and S Harding, and A Farkas, and T Chard
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London, United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to determine the effects of labor and fetal hypoxia on the levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in the maternal and fetal circulation. METHODS Serum levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 were determined in maternal and umbilical blood at delivery in two groups. The first group included 43 vaginal deliveries and 23 elective cesarean sections. The second group consisted of 44 women; in 24 the liquor was meconium stained and in 20 it was clear. RESULTS Levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in the neonate were lower in deliveries occurring before onset of labor (p < 0.001), Mann-Whitney U test) and higher in cases with severe meconium staining (p = 0.01). There were no differences in maternal levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 between subjects in labor and not in labor or those with or without meconium staining. CONCLUSIONS The process of labor leads to an increase in fetal levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1. This increase may well be associated with the relative fetal stress that occurs during labor. This suggestion is supported by the finding of the highest levels in labors in which there was thick staining of the liquor.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007334 Insulin-Like Growth Factor I A well-characterized basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and mitogenic activities. This growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on GROWTH HORMONE. It is believed to be mainly active in adults in contrast to INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II, which is a major fetal growth factor. IGF-I,Somatomedin C,IGF-1,IGF-I-SmC,Insulin Like Growth Factor I,Insulin-Like Somatomedin Peptide I,Insulin Like Somatomedin Peptide I
D007743 Labor, Obstetric The repetitive uterine contraction during childbirth which is associated with the progressive dilation of the uterine cervix (CERVIX UTERI). Successful labor results in the expulsion of the FETUS and PLACENTA. Obstetric labor can be spontaneous or induced (LABOR, INDUCED). Obstetric Labor
D008297 Male Males
D008470 Meconium The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn. Meconiums
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D002352 Carrier Proteins Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes. Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D002585 Cesarean Section Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY. Abdominal Delivery,Delivery, Abdominal,C-Section (OB),Caesarean Section,Postcesarean Section,Abdominal Deliveries,C Section (OB),C-Sections (OB),Caesarean Sections,Cesarean Sections,Deliveries, Abdominal
D005260 Female Females
D005312 Fetal Blood Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery. Cord Blood,Umbilical Cord Blood,Blood, Cord,Blood, Fetal,Blood, Umbilical Cord,Bloods, Cord,Bloods, Fetal,Bloods, Umbilical Cord,Cord Blood, Umbilical,Cord Bloods,Cord Bloods, Umbilical,Fetal Bloods,Umbilical Cord Bloods

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