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Neonatal respiratory morbidity risk and mode of delivery at term: influence of timing of elective caesarean delivery
Acta Paediatrica · 2004 · Vol. 93(5) · pp. 643–647
Vincenzo Zanardo✉(University of Padua)AK Simbi(University of Padua)Malida Franzoi(University of Padua)Giuseppe Soldà(University of Padua)Alessandro Salvadori(University of Padua)Daniele Trevisanuto(University of Padua)
Abstract
Infants born by elective caesarean delivery at term are at increased risk for developing respiratory disorders compared with those born by vaginal delivery. A significant reduction in neonatal RDS would be obtained if elective caesarean delivery were performed after 39 + 0 gestational weeks of pregnancy.
Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsPregnancy-related medical researchMedicineVaginal deliveryCaesarean deliveryCaesarean sectionObstetricsGestationRespiratory distressPregnancyOdds ratioIncidence (geometry)
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Cesarean SectionFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornItalyObstetric Labor, PrematureMaternal AgeMorbidityNatural ChildbirthPregnancyRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime Factors
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- Università degli Studi di Padova
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Neonatal respiratory morbidity and mode of delivery at term: influence of timing of elective caesarean section
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1995 · 631 citations
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