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Apgar scores correlate with survival rate at discharge in extremely preterm infants with gestational age of 25-27 weeks

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2022
Low Apgar score is associated with increased risk of death in preterm or full-term infants. However, the use of Apgar score to assess extremely preterm (EP) infants is controversial.
Lili Lin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The apgar score and infant mortality. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the Apgar score remains pertinent in contemporary practice after more than 50 years of wide use, and to assess the value of the Apgar score in predicting infant survival, expanding from the neonatal to the post-neonatal period ...
Fei Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Apgar score and neonatal mortality in China: an observational study from a national surveillance system

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background To examine the association between the Apgar score and neonatal mortality over gestational age in China and to explore whether this association changed when Apgar scores were combined at 1 and 5 min.
Yi Mu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can 5-minute Apgar score be considered as an additional independent risk factor for screening of retinopathy of prematurity? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Because of increasing the population of premature infants due to improving neonatal care we try to find other independent criteria in addition to birth weight and gestational age to reduce the number of infants who need a retinopathy of ...
Amir Eftekhari Milani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of neonatal outcomes between adolescent and adult mothers in developed countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Evidence suggests that adolescent pregnancies are at increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes compared to adult pregnancies; however, there are significant inconsistencies in the literature, particularly in studies conducted in developed countries ...
Marvin-Dowle, K, Soltani, Hora
core   +1 more source

Proportion and predictive factors of low apgar score at five minute among singleton term neonates delivered in Debre Tabor specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Apgar score is a measure of the vitality of the newborn infants on the basis of heart rate, respiration, colour, muscle tone, and reflex irritability. It was devised with the aim to standardize the assessment of newborns.
Shimeles Biru Zewude   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Apgar Score among Newborns Delivered by Cesarean Sections at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa

open access: yesJournal of Pregnancy, 2020
Background. Newborns can be assessed clinically using the Apgar score test to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn physical condition immediately after delivery and to determine any immediate need for extra medical or emergency care.
Mohammed Suleiman Obsa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Five-minute Apgar score and educational outcomes: retrospective cohort study of 751 369 children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: The Apgar score is used worldwide for assessing the clinical condition and short-term prognosis of newborn infants. Evidence for a relationship with long-term educational outcomes is conflicting.
Cooper, Sally-Ann   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Apgar score and the risk of cause specific infant mortality: a population based cohort study of 1,029,207 livebirths [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background<p></p> The Apgar score has been used worldwide as an index of early neonatal condition for more than 60 years. With advances in health-care service provision, neonatal resuscitation, and infant care, its present relevance is ...
Iliodromiti, Stamatina   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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