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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Maternal pH was significantly lower and pCO2 : and pO2 were significantly higher in the general anesthetic group, compared to the other two groups (7. 38 + / - 0. 03 vs. 7. 43 + / - 0. 02 and 7. 43 + / - 0. 05, respectively ; 35. 03 + / - 3. 88 mmHg vs. 29. 25 + / - 5. 05 mmHg and 29. 64 + / - 4. 16 mmHg, respectively ; and 224. 56 + / - 86. 77 mmHg vs. 151. 28 + / - 38 mmHg and 157. 36 + / - 53. 51 mmHg, respectively, p < 0. 05).