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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2009 Background Apgar score is used for rapid assessment of newborns. Low five-minute Apgar score has been associated with increased risk of severe neurologic outcome, but data on milder outcomes, particularly in the long term, are limited.
Rothman Kenneth J +5 more
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BMJ, 1998 Fathers become anxious during labour and delivery.1 This is especially true for first time dads, who have been observed shouting expletives at anyone wearing booties and a face mask. In the past no one quantified this stress or proposed effective ways to help nervous fathers to be.
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Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.Pain and fever are common in pregnancy. Dipyrone is widely used in Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia, but is banned in other countries due to concerns about agranulocytosis. Evidence on its safety in pregnancy remains limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to evaluate whether maternal dipyrone use during the first‐ and third‐trimesters is ...
Itamar Ben Shitrit +7 more
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Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Postoperative Complications in Traumatic Brain Injury
The Annals of African Surgery, 2016 Background: Predicting complications in neurotrauma patients by using an effective scoring system can reduce morbidity and mortality while facilitating objective clinical decision making during recovery.
Yusufali TS +3 more
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Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) may improve the assessment of myocardial function in neonatal foals. Objectives To document the feasibility of left ventricular pulsed wave (PW) TDI, inter‐ and intra‐observer variability and wave pattern over the first 5 days of life. Study Design Prospective observational study.
Fernanda Timbó D'el Rey Dantas +8 more
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Surgical Apgar Score Predicts Post-Laparatomy Complications
The Annals of African Surgery, 2013 Introduction: The Surgical Apgar score (SAS) presents a simple, immediate and an objective means of determining surgical outcomes. The score has not been widely validated in low resource settings where it would be most valuable.
Dullo M, Ogendo SW, Nyaim EO
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Health and Economic Impacts of an Early Labor Induction Policy for High‐BMI Mothers
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We expand the literature on marginal returns to birth interventions by studying a common intervention: early induction of labor for a growing share of pregnancies, high‐Body Mass Index (BMI) women. We exploit Danish guidelines which recommend routine induction at 7 days after the expected due date instead of 10–13 days after for mothers with a
Louis Freget, Maria Koch Gregersen
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Comparison of the Combined versus Conventional Apgar Scores in Predicting Adverse Neonatal Outcomes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 OBJECTIVES:Assessing the value of the Combined-Apgar score in predicting neonatal mortality and morbidity compared to the Conventional-Apgar. METHODS:This prospective cohort study evaluated 942 neonates (166 very preterm, 233 near term, and 543 term ...
Hosein Dalili +5 more
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International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 31-37, April 2025.Abstract Spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy (SHIP) is defined as sudden, nontraumatic intraperitoneal bleeding that occurs during pregnancy or up to 42 days postpartum. The incidence ranges between 4 and 4.9 per 100 000 births. Although seen rarely, it is associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality due to maternal hemodynamic instability ...
Shamsi Mehdiyev +3 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects around 1 in 20 children and is associated with life-long sequelae. Previous studies of the association between Apgar score and ADHD have reported inconsistent findings.
Jecintha J. Bala +3 more
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