Cerebral Palsy Risk by Combined Apgar Score and Umbilical Cord Blood pH Levels
In this study, perinatal hypoxia assessed by clinical and biochemical measures was associated with CP risk, with a higher risk when both measures were abnormal. These findings may guide future identification for follow-up of children with perinatal hypoxia.
Authors
- Dag Moster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9181-4306)
- Rolv Terje Lie
- Mette Vestergård Pedersen
- Morten Søndergaard Lindhard
- Tine Brink Henriksen
Institutions
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Regional Hospital Randers (DK)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59359
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Dagmar Marshalls Fond
- Helga og Peter Kornings Fond
- Elsass Fonden