Use and implications of the Apgar score in evaluating resuscitation of newborns with birth asphyxia in a lower-middle-income country
The Apgar score provides valuable information about where additional interventions may decrease BA related neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries.
Authors
- Jayashree Ramasethu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2531-3129)
- Indira Narayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-9132)
- Genevieve Insaidoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9753-6600)
- Rita Yeboah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0100-5340)
- Jeffery Kodjo Arhin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4178-4701)
- Eunice Mintah
- Evans Awutey
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- Kumasi Technical University (GH)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Methodist University College Ghana (GH)
- Holy Family Hospital (GH)
- Kochi Municipal Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04244
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00