Normal birth is a eustress reaction, a beneficial hedonic stress with extremely high
catecholamines that protects us from intrauterine hypoxia and assists in the rapid shift to …

Background Maternal and neonatal mortality is high in Africa, but few large, prospective
studies have been done to investigate the risk factors associated with these poor maternal …

BACKGROUND Currently, pregnant women are screened using ultrasound to perform
gestational aging, typically at around 12 weeks' gestation, and around the middle of …

Objective To investigate associations between Apgar scores of 7, 8, and 9 (versus 10) at 1,
5, and 10 minutes, and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Design Population based cohort …

Importance Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common abnormality of motor development and
causes lifelong impairment. Early diagnosis and therapy can improve outcomes, but early …

Objectives To determine the rate of complicated birth at term in women classified at low risk
according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline for intrapartum …

Background Although many studies have compared birth-weight charts to determine which
better identify infants at risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, less attention has been given to …

Introduction Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) and
adverse pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to explore maternal characteristics, pregnancy …

Objectives We investigated the associations between Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min, across
the entire range of score values, and child developmental health at 5 years of age. Setting …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a set of etiologically diverse symptoms that change with the child's
age. It is one of the most frequent causes of motor disability in children. CP occurs at a …