Neutrophil migration in cord blood of term and preterm neonates expressed as number of migrated cells on the ordinate and the tested chemoattractants (PBS-buffer and fMLP) and patient populations on the abscissa.

<p>Left: Term (n = 13) and preterm (n = 4) infants after vaginal delivery Right: Term (n = 11) and preterm (n = 18) infants after Cesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. Results are expressed as Mean ± SE. No statistically rsignificant differences.