Association of maternal, fetal and labor variables with a low Apgar score in the fifth minute in term pregnancy: a case–control study

Purpose To search for maternal, labor-related and fetal variables associated with low Apgar in the fifth minute in term pregnancy. Methods A retrospective case–control study with term births was conducted in a public teaching hospital from 2013 to 2020. Cases were term births with Apgar score less t...

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Published in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2023-11, Vol.308 (5), p.1473-1483
Main Authors: Junior, Luís Carlos Machado, Pinto, Camila Nazareth, Gerencer, Caroline Sangalan, Pro, Elisa Caroline Giacometti, de Carvalho, Heráclito Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apgar Score
Births
Case-Control Studies
Endocrinology
Female
Gynecology
Human Genetics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Labor, Obstetric
Male
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:Purpose To search for maternal, labor-related and fetal variables associated with low Apgar in the fifth minute in term pregnancy. Methods A retrospective case–control study with term births was conducted in a public teaching hospital from 2013 to 2020. Cases were term births with Apgar score less than 7 in the fifth minute, and controls, the next one or two births following a case, with Apgar of 7 or more. Non-cephalic presentations, multiples and malformations were excluded. We accessed 100 cases and 190 controls. We considered significant values of p  
ISSN:1432-0711
0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-022-06832-6