Vol. 28 (6) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters

Early postnatal changes in superior mesenteric artery blood flow velocity in healthy term infants.

OBJECTIVES: After birth, the newborn intestinal circulation undergoes physiological changes. The purpose of this work was to characterize the changes in mesenteric blood flow velocity occuring during the first three days of life in healthy term infants.

METHODS: 30 healthy term newborns were studied repeatedly at.....