Neonatal outcomes associated with planned vaginal versus planned primary cesarean delivery.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether planned route of delivery leads to differences in neonatal morbidity. STUDY DESIGN: Analysis was based on planned route of delivery, not actual route of delivery. A total of 4048 subjects were divided into two groups: planned vaginal delivery and planned cesarean delivery. Primary outcomes were neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, respiratory morbidity and neurologic morbidity. RESULT: There were 3868 planned vaginal and 180 planned cesarean deliveries. Planned vaginal delivery had decreased NICU admission (P<0.0001), oxygen resuscitation (P=0.001) and jaundice (P<0.0001) but increased meconium passage (P<0.0001) and 1 min Apgar
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Geller, EJ; Wu, JM; Jannelli, ML; Nguyen, TV; Visco, AG
Published Date
- April 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 30 / 4
Start / End Page
- 258 - 264
PubMed ID
- 19812591
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1476-5543
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/jp.2009.150
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States