And all she has to show for it is my normal, annoying little brother and a big scar... those horrible interventions resulted in a pink, 8 pound screaming baby with
good apgars.
Landon was born full term, with a healthy weight and
a good APGAR score, but wanted to nurse constantly.
In fact, some studies show that babies whose moms had epidurals had
better Apgar scores than babies whose moms had prolonged labors without the relief of an epidural.
lion of zion, for the specific population of healthy normal woman with healthy normal pregnancies, they have found that home births actually have better outcomes for both baby and mother — i.e.
better apgars, better weight gain after the birth, and other indicators of maternal and baby wellbeing.
They state «Our results who that there is a close relationship between the Apgar score and neonatal viability prognosis and while there is no guarantee that all those pups showing
a good Apgar score will automatically survive, it seems clear that the puppies with high Apgar scores are more likely to survive.»
Not exact matches
There was no difference in their
APGAR scores at 3 days, and at one month, the children who were exposed actually appeared to be doing
better: they were more alert and less irritable.
In recent
well - designed studies that captured planned place of birth andused
better sources of data, there were no differences in 5 - minute
Apgar scores between home and hospital settings (Hutton et al, 2009; Janssen et al, 2009; van der Kooy et al, 2011).
As soon as he's dry and has had his one and five minute
Apgar tests, as long as he's active and has
good color, you can have your baby.
I'll give you another study to consider: Amos Grunebaum, a
well - respected currently practicing OB - GYN has found that babies born at home are 10x more likely to have a 5 - minute
Apgar score of 0.
The higher the
Apgar score is, the
better the condition of the newborn.
Normal performance of primitive reflexes in newborns can be linked to a greater likelihood of having higher
Apgar scores, higher birth weight, shorter hospitalization time after birth, and a
better overall mental state.
It is
well known that a low
Apgar score of between 0 and 6 points at one or five minutes after birth is linked to a higher risk of cerebral palsy (CP) and epilepsy, and that a very low score of between 0 and 3 points at ten minutes indicates a significantly higher risk of CP.
In «Conclusions,» the author writes, «These results suggest that natural gas
wells close to pregnant mothers» residences increased LBW by 25 %, increased small for gestational age by 17 % and reduced 5 minute
APGAR scores, when compared to pregnant mothers» residences that are close to a future
well (permit).»
According to Joint Center Executive Director William
Apgar, the 1990s may become one of the
best decades on record for housing: