OBJECTIVE The Apgar score as a proven useful tool for rapid assessment of the neonate is often poorly correlated with other indicators of intrapartum neonatal well-being. This study was carried out to determine the correlation between umbilical cord pH and Apgar score in high-risk pregnancies. METHODS This is a prospective cross-sectional, analytic study performed on 96 mother-fetal pairs dur...

Cardiotocography recordings of both high risk and low risk pregnant women were studied and the results were correlated with the labour outcome, perinatal mortality and various morbidity variables such as 5 min apgar score and intrapartum fetal distress. The results were statistically analysed and the diagnostic value of admission test in terms of sensitivity and specificity in predicting the la...

background: motherhood is a transformative and pleasing experience in a woman’s life. however, given the physical and psychological changes, it can induce a degree of stress and anxiety in mothers. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management (cbsm) on maternal anxiety and depression during pregnancy and newborns’ apgar scores. methods: this...

introduction: newborns should be evaluated immediately after birth and the traditional way of assessing is to use the apgar score. the aim of this study was to estimate the apgar score and evaluate the first 24 hour- clinical outcome of babies born at yazd hospitals. methods: in a descriptive cross-sectional study, apgar score was assessed for 462 newborns at the 4 centers of afshar, madar, kar...

Objective: To correlate clinical variables (gestational age, severe pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, history of previous cesarean sections, fetal distress, perinatal mortality , postpartum anemia, Apgar score-<3 at 1 minute and-<7 at 5 minutes, and instrumental delivery) with postpartum endometritis (PPE) and wound infection. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional st...

OBJECTIVE The aetiology of childhood cancer remains largely unknown but recent research indicates that uterine environment plays an important role. We aimed to examine the association between the Apgar score at 5 min after birth and the risk of childhood cancer. DESIGN Nationwide population-based cohort study. SETTING Nationwide register data in Denmark and Sweden. STUDY POPULATION All li...