Apgar Scoring System in Brazil's Live Births Records: Differences between Home and Hospital Births.

Jordana de Faria BessaNaieli Bonatto

Published in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2018)

The results show worse Apgar scores for babies born at home, compared with those born at the hospital setting. This is a pioneer and preliminary study that brings attention concerning differences in Apgar score related to home versus hospital place of birth in Brazil.

Keyphrases

gestational age
healthcare
preterm birth
acute care
adverse drug
low birth weight
working memory
emergency department
pregnant women
preterm infants