How often is a low 5-min Apgar score in term newborns due to asphyxia?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Hogan, Linda ^a   Ingemarsson, Ingemar ^a   Thorngren Jerneck, Kristina ^a   Herbst, Andreas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Admission test; Apgar score; Asphyxia; Cardiotocography; HIE; Neonatal; Perinatal; Term

Indexed keywords

5 MINUTE APGAR SCORE; ACIDOSIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISTRESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 33846254634     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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