The Effects of Decreasing Maternal Anxiety on Fetal Oxygenation and Nucleated Red Blood Cells Count in the Cord Blood

Zahra Masoudi; Marziyeh  Akbarzadeh; Farideh  Vaziri; Najaf  Zare; Mani  Ramzi

IJ Pediatrics

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The Effects of Decreasing Maternal Anxiety on Fetal Oxygenation and Nucleated Red Blood Cells Count in the Cord Blood

Author(s):

Zahra Masoudi¹,

Marziyeh Akbarzadeh^2,*,

Farideh Vaziri³,

Najaf Zare⁴,

Mani Ramzi⁵

IJ Pediatrics:Vol. 24, issue 3; 285-292

Published online:May 14, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Sep 23, 2013

Accepted:Apr 28, 2014

How to Cite:Zahra MasoudiMarziyeh AkbarzadehFarideh VaziriNajaf ZareMani RamziThe Effects of Decreasing Maternal Anxiety on Fetal Oxygenation and Nucleated Red Blood Cells Count in the Cord Blood.Iran J Pediatr.24(3):285-292.

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Objective: Vasoconstriction during anxiety reduces fetal oxygenation and leads to hypoxia. Hypoxia in turn results in increase of the number of nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) in the cord blood. The present study aimed to assess the effect of decreasing maternal anxiety on fetal oxygenation and NRBCs count in the cord blood.Methods:. In this study, 150 women were randomly divided into two intervention groups [supportive care and acupressure in BL32 (bladder) acupoint] and a control group (hospital routine care). The infants' cord blood was investigated regarding the number of NRBCs and the intensity of hypoxia after birth. Then, the data were entered into the SPSS statistical software (v. 16) and analyzed using ANOVA, Chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis.Findings: The significant difference was found between the two groups regarding the number of NRBCs counted in the peripheral blood smear (P

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