The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians

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• J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · May 2018

  Multicenter Study

  Anesthesia management of complete versus incomplete placenta previa: a retrospective cohort study.

  Placenta previa (PP) is a major cause of obstetric hemorrhage. Clinical diagnosis of complete versus incomplete PP has a significant impact on the peripartum outcome. Our study objective is to examine whether distinction between PP classifications effect anesthetic management. ⋯ Complete PP is associated with increased risk of hemorrhage compared with incomplete PP. Therefore distinction between classifications should be factored into anesthetic management protocols.

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• J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · May 2018

  The relationship between the five minute Apgar score, mode of birth and neonatal outcomes.

  To investigate the relationship between the five-minute Apgar score categories (low, intermediate, and normal), mode of birth and neonatal outcomes. ⋯ Low and intermediate five minute Apgar scores were strongly associated with mode of birth and poorer neonatal outcomes.

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