Umbilical arterial endocan levels can predict early neonatal pneumonia: A prospective case control study

• We found high serum Endocan levels in the pneumonia group in newborns with the diagnosis of tachypnea. • Umbilical Artery pH measured at birth was not different between groups. • There was no difference between 1st and 5th minute APGAR scores of the newborns in the groups.