| The authors conclude that STV is a better predictor of intrauterine death or metabolic acidemia at delivery. |
| Autistic, schizophrenic and nair metabolonomic patterns include low efficiency pyruvate dehydrogenase activity contributing to pyruvic acidemia. |
| A growth-restricted fetus, however, has a high likelihood of metabolic acidemia in labour due to pre-existing compromise in placental function, which reduces its tolerance to cord compression during expulsion. |
| Conditions for which this effect has been demonstrated are: glutaric aciduria II, methyl malonic aciduria, propionic acidemia, and medium chain fatty acylCoA dehydrogenase deficiency. |
| Acidemia, hyperglycemia, increased anion gap, ketonemia, ketonuria are the laboratory findings. |
| The normally grown fetus enters this phase well oxygenated without acidemia. |
