Determinants of Low Fifth Minute Apgar Score among Newborn Delivered in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia.

Bekalu Getachew Tesema EtefaAdissu AsefaBehailu Terefe Tesfaye Diriba Dereje

Published in: International journal of pediatrics (2020)

About one tenth of newborns were having low 5th minute Apgar score. The likelihood of low 5th minute Apgar score was found to increase with prolonged duration of labor, history of mother's khat use, and low birth weight.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
pregnant women