Comparison of Placental and Neonatal Admission Complete Blood Cell Count and Blood Cultures

Background: The utilization of placental blood for neonatal admission laboratory tests, specifically the complete blood cell (CBC) count and blood culture, has the potential to delay the onset of anemia of prematurity and intraventricular hemorrhage, frequency of blood transfusions and associated complications, and painful procedures related to laboratory sampling. Purpose: To determine the feasibility of drawing neonatal admission laboratory...