Background
Global estimates show neonatal mortality has significantly declined by more than 50% worldwide between 1990 and 2017, from 64.5 infants per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 28.2 infants per 1,000 live births in 2019 [Cesarean section when available is a good intervention for better neonatal health outcomes. An important indicator of neonatal health is the Apgar 1 and 5 scores. Apgar scores at 1-minute show how well the baby is doing after the birth process while Apgar score at 5-minutes can be a predictor of health and mortality in the infant [The objective of this analysis was to assess the relationship between the type of anesthesia administered during delivery (spinal vs. general) and neonatal Apgar 1- and 5-minute scores using MSM analysis [
A directed acyclic graph describing the relationship between Spinal/General anesthetic administration and Apgar 1-minute and 5-minute scores