Increasing trends in a low 5-minute Apgar score among (near) term singletons: a Dutch nationwide cohort study

Objective: To investigate trends in low 5-minute Apgar scores in (near) term singletons. Design: Nationwide cohort study. Setting: The Netherlands. Population: A cohort of 1,583,188 singletons liveborn between 35 and 42 weeks of gestation in the period 2010-2019 from the Dutch Perinatal Registry. Methods: We studied trends using Cochrane-Armitage trend tests. Risk factors were studied by logistic regression analysis and Population Attributable Risk (PAR) calculation. Main outcome measures: Low 5-minute Apgar score (<7 and <4) as primary outcome. Results: The proportion of infants with lo... Mehr ...