The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 3 , Pages 372-376 , March 2010

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements of Cerebral Oxygenation in Newborns during Immediate Postnatal Adaptation

  • Jean-Claude Fauchère, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jean-Claude Fauchère, MD, Neonatology Clinic, Perinatal Center, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospital, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Gabriele Schulz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Daniel Haensse, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Esther Keller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • University of Utrecht and Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Jörg Ersch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Hans Ulrich Bucher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Martin Wolf, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Clinic of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Received 21 January 2009 ,Revised 16 June 2009 ,Accepted 21 September 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00965-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.050

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 3 , Pages 372-376 , March 2010

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