Factors associated with birth asphyxia in Pattani Hospital, Thailand

Based on Apgar scores at 1 minute, we investigated determinants for birth asphyxia (score 7 or less) and newborn mortality (score 0) based on labour charts for 2,894 infants born at Pattani Hospital in southern Thailand during 2001. The birth asphyxia morbidity rate (score 1-7) was 5.0%, the mortali...

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Main Authors: O Rachatapantanakorn, P Tongkumchum, Y Chaisuksant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)
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Online Access:https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/503