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Although criteria for relevant perinatal hypoxia require both clinical and biochemical abnormalities, such as low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood pH, most observational studies have considered only 1 of these measures.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To investigate the association of perinatal hypoxia assessed by Apgar score combined with umbilical cord blood pH with CP.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This registry-based cohort study was conducted nationwide in Denmark with follow-up until December 31, 2022. Analyses were performed from October 2024 to May 2025. All singleton newborns with a gestational age of 35 weeks or older without major malformations between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2018, with at least 1 year of follow-up were included.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n Combinations of 5-minute Apgar score category (0-3, 4-6, and 7-10) and umbilical cord blood pH category (&amp;lt;7.00, 7.00-7.09, 7.10-7.19, and \u22657.20). Newborns with an Apgar score of 7 to 10 combined with a pH level of 7.20 or greater were considered as a reference group.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Any diagnosis of CP. Associations between Apgar score combined with pH level and CP were estimated with multivariable log-binomial regression. Severe CP was defined as Gross Motor Function Classification System level IV to V.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The cohort included 825\u202f159 newborns (422\u202f409 male [51.2%]; 432\u202f398 born at 39-40 weeks of gestation among 822\u202f913 with gestational age data [52.5%]). Among 145 children with the lowest Apgar score (0-3) combined with the lowest pH level (&amp;lt;7.00), 22 individuals (15.2%) were diagnosed with CP, corresponding to an adjusted relative risk (aRR) of 159.0 (95% CI, 104.0-243.0). In 2463 children with a normal Apgar score (7-10) but the lowest pH level (&amp;lt;7.00), 14 individuals (0.6%) were diagnosed with CP (aRR, 6.1; 95% CI, 3.7-10.0). Among 388 children with the lowest Apgar score (0-3) combined with a normal pH level (\u22657.20), 8 individuals (2.1%) were diagnosed with CP (aRR, 22.0; 95% CI, 11.0-44.0). Severe CP was observed in 31 of 63 children (49.2%) with CP and an Apgar score of 0 to 6 combined with a pH level less than 7.20 compared with 39 of 385 children (10.1%) with CP and a normal Apgar score and pH level (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion and relevance<\/jats:title>\n 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. 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