Five-minute Apgar score and risk of neonatal mortality, severe neurological morbidity and severe non-neurological morbidity in term infants – an Australian population-based cohort study

• Main Authors: Hong, Jesrine, Crawford, Kylie, Jarrett, Kate, Triggs, Tegan, Kumar, Sailesh
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/44713/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101011

Background: The aim of this study was to ascertain risks of neonatal mortality, severe neurological morbidity and severe non-neurological morbidity related to the 5-min Apgar score in early term (37+0–38+6 weeks), full term (39+0–40+6 weeks), late term (41+0–41+6 weeks), and post term (≥42+0 weeks)...