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The timing of elective repeat cesarean section, even for term births, may have important implications for infant heath, according to a large, multicenter study conducted in the United States. (1) When compared with infants delivered by elective repeat cesarean section at 39 weeks' gestation, infants delivered at 37 weeks' and 38 weeks' gestation are at increased risk for a range of adverse outcomes, including death, respiratory complications and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (odds ratios, 1.3-4.2).
Infants delivered by cesarean are at increased risk for adverse neonatal outcomes, even when they are delivered at term (i.e., at 37 weeks'...
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