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Summary
The Apgar score of 202 babies delivered by elective caesarean section under general anaesthesia using thiopentone as induction agent was studied in relation to induction-delivery interval. A total of 155 babies (76·7 per cent) had Apgar scores of 7 to 10 at 1 minute and 47 (23·3 per cent) 6 or less. A total of 106 babies with induction-delivery intervals of between 11 and 15 minutes had Apgar scores of 7 to 10, while 18 babies with induction-delivery intervals of 5 minutes or less had Apgar scores of 6 or less at 1 minute. It is suggested that the depressive effect blamed on thiopentone is time-related and the best induction-delivery interval for the baby using general anaesthesia with thiopentone as induction agent is 11 to 15 minutes