The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 585-589 , May 2006

Oxygen saturation in healthy infants immediately after birth

  • C. Omar F. Kamlin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Omar Kamlin, Research Fellow in Neonatal Paediatrics, Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne,132 Grattan St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
    • ,
  • Colm P.F. O’Donnell

      Affiliations

    • Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Peter G. Davis

      Affiliations

    • Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Colin J. Morley

      Affiliations

    • Division of Newborn Services, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Received 1 August 2005 ,Revised 9 December 2005 ,Accepted 20 December 2005.

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 C.O.F.K. and C.P.F.O’D. are recipients of the Royal Women’s Hospital Postgraduate Degree Scholarship. P.G.D. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship.

PII: S0022-3476(05)01236-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.12.050

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 585-589 , May 2006

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