Timing of Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at Term and Neonatal Outcomes
Author(s) -
Alan T. Tita,
Mark B. Landon,
Catherine Y. Spong,
Yinglei Lai,
Kenneth J. Leveno,
Michael W. Varner,
Atef H. Moawad,
Steve N. Caritis,
Paul J. Meis,
Ronald J. Wapner,
Yoram Sorokin,
Menachem Miodovnik,
Marshall W. Carpenter,
Alan M. Peaceman,
Mary J. O’Sullivan,
Baha M. Sibai,
Oded Langer,
John M. Thorp,
Susan M. Ramin,
Brian M. Mercer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0803267
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , odds ratio , neonatal intensive care unit , obstetrics , pregnancy , gestational age , hypoglycemia , pediatrics , genetics , insulin , biology
Because of increased rates of respiratory complications, elective cesarean delivery is discouraged before 39 weeks of gestation unless there is evidence of fetal lung maturity. We assessed associations between elective cesarean delivery at term (37 weeks of gestation or longer) but before 39 weeks of gestation and neonatal outcomes.
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