Neonatal Results
Neonatal results are presented in Table 7 . Arterial pH was
missing for 54 newborns and therefore not included in the arterial pH
results.
There was a significant increase in average pH at birth over the years
(p = 0.0114) but no significant difference in the number of infants with
an arterial pH <7. Eight neonatal deaths were recorded: five
newborns died from severe complications linked to prematurity
(ulcerative enterocolitis or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia); three
of complications related to neonatal acidosis; two of complications
related to severe sepsis due to an intrauterine infection; and one of
malformations in relation to maternal type 1 diabetes.