Risk factors for a serious adverse outcome in neonates: a retrospective cohort study of vaginal births

Objective To investigate the hypothesis that risk factors in addition to an abnormal fetal heart rate pattern (aFHRp) are independently associated with adverse neonatal outcomes of labour. Design Observational prospective cohort study. Setting 17 UK maternity units. Sample 585 291 pregnancies betwee...

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Published in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2023-11, Vol.130 (12), p.1521-1530
Main Authors: Jindal, Sita, Steer, Philip J., Savvidou, Makrina, Draycott, Tim, Dixon‐Woods, Mary, Wood, Angela, Kim, Lois G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apgar score
Birth
Births
Body mass index
Cesarean Section
Cohort analysis
Feces
Female
fetal deterioration
Fetal Growth Retardation
Fetuses
Fever
Heart rate
Humans
Infant, Newborn
intrapartum fetal monitoring
labour outcome
Meconium
Neonates
Newborn babies
Oxytocin
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
pyrexia
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Vagina
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Summary:Objective To investigate the hypothesis that risk factors in addition to an abnormal fetal heart rate pattern (aFHRp) are independently associated with adverse neonatal outcomes of labour. Design Observational prospective cohort study. Setting 17 UK maternity units. Sample 585 291 pregnancies between 1988 and 2000 inclusive. Methods Adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated from multivariable logistic regression. Main outcome measures Adverse neonatal outcome at term (5‐minute Apgar score 
ISSN:1470-0328
1471-0528
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.17531