[Analysis of the predictive value of prolactin concentration in the umbilical cord as an evaluation parameter for respiratory insufficiency in the newborn].

In fetal pulmonary development several substances and hormones which directly participate, have been involved. One of these is prolactin, which by raising concentrations through a complex mechanism seems to participate in pulmonary maturation. Due to the importance of product's pulmonary maturity producing respiratory failures of the newborn, some progress has been made in opportune diagnosis, and mainly in prophylaxis of this condition. In this study, serum samples were taken from the umbilical chord to know perinatal evolution after analysis of the evolution of each of the 37 cases, the results corresponded to previous results as published in literature for different conditions as toxemia, diabetes mellitus or prematurity, as well as the relationship between hormonal serum concentrations, and gestational age and weight.