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

Abstract Objective To promote informed choice for women and to compare home andhospital births in relation to the Apgar score. Methods Mother’s profile and Apgar score of naturally born infants (without forceps assistance) in Brazil between 2011 and 2015, in both settings-hospital or home-were c...

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Main Authors: Jordana de Faria Bessa, Naieli Bonatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032019000200076&tlng=en