Risk of respiratory morbidity in term infants delivered by elective caesarean section: cohort study

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Authors

Anne Kirkeby Hansen · Aarhus University Hospital

Kirsten Wisborg · Aarhus University Hospital

Niels Uldbjerg · Aarhus University Hospital

Tine Brink Henriksen · Aarhus University Hospital

Abstract

Compared with newborns delivered vaginally or by emergency caesarean sections, those delivered by elective caesarean section around term have an increased risk of overall and serious respiratory morbidity. The relative risk increased with decreasing gestational age.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Maternal and fetal healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 336, Issue 7635, pp. 85-87

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39405.539282.be

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