Caesarean delivery and outcome in very low birthweight infants
| Autor: | Kathleen H Leef, David A. Paul, John L Stefano, Anthony Sciscione |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Neonatal intensive care unit Population Cohort Studies Pregnancy Reference Values Risk Factors Infant Mortality Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio medicine Humans Infant Very Low Birth Weight Natural Childbirth education Probability Analysis of Variance education.field_of_study Cesarean Section Vaginal delivery business.industry Incidence Confounding Infant Newborn Pregnancy Outcome Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age General Medicine Odds ratio Fetal Presentation United States Multivariate Analysis Female Multiple birth business Intracranial Hemorrhages |
| Zdroj: | The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 42:47-51 |
| ISSN: | 1479-828X 0004-8666 |
| Popis: | Objective To determine the relationship between mode of delivery, intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH), and mortality in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. Study design A historical cohort study of infants admitted to a single level III neonatal intensive care unit during a five-year period. Infants < 1500 g born by caesarean delivery (n = 400) were compared to those born by vaginal delivery (n = 305). Results After controlling for potential confounding variables including: gestational age, fetal presentation, and multiple birth, caesarean delivery was not associated with a decreased odds of IVH (odds ratio 1.2, 95% CI 0.7–2.0), severe IVH (1.9, 0.9–4.0), or mortality (1.2, 0.6–2.4). Conclusions In our population of very low birthweight infants, caesarean delivery is not associated with a decreased risk for mortality or intraventricular haemorrhage. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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