Characteristics of newborns born during childbirth in water
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Keywords

water birth
newborn

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Characteristics of newborns born during childbirth in water. (2014). Modern Nursing and Public Health, 3(1), 8-13. https://journals.ieditore.com/index.php/MNHC/article/view/950

Abstract

Background. One of the most important aspects of the analysis of the birth in water is to assess the postnatal newborn. Safety of fetus and newborn child is a priority of perinatal care of the contemporary obstetrics. Results. The evaluation of cord blood pH was average 7.29. In the study group of newborns, the vast majority received 9 points in the Apgar score (in the respective units of time). There was no statistically significant correlation between the age of pregnancy and the evaluation of newborn Apgar score or umbilical cord blood pH. Moreover, there was no statistically significant correlation between the evaluation of newborn Apgar score and the age of women giving birth. Conclusions. The evaluation of Apgar score and umbilical cord blood pH showed a good postnatal state of newborns, who was born in the water. There is no statistically significant correlation between the evaluation of newborns’ Apgar score or umbilical cord blood pH and the age of pregnancy in the study subgroups.
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