ArticleAJP reports2016
Mode of Delivery in Premature Neonates: Does It Matter?
Article in AJP reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Timing of Delivery for Twins With Growth Discordance and Growth Restriction: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Pooled it
- Elevated Micro- and Nanoplastics Detected in Preterm Human Placentae.Research square · 2025Article
- Survival and mortality of preterm neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit in Northern Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Cesarean section and pregnancy outcomes of preterm premature rupture of membranes under different fertility policies in China.Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
- Cesarean section does not affect neonatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated with preterm premature rupture of membranes.Chinese medical journal · 2020Article
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- Prevention and Therapy of Preterm Birth. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/025, February 2019) - Part 2 with Recommendations on the Tertiary Prevention of Preterm Birth and the Management of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2019Article
- Statement by the OEGGG with Review of the Literature on the Mode of Delivery of Premature Infants at the Limit of Viability.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2018Article
- Effect of delivery mode on neonatal outcome among preterm infants: an observational study.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2017Observational
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Abstract
objectiveDespite the current prevalence of preterm births, no clear guidelines exist on the optimal mode of delivery. Our objective was to investigate the effects of mode of delivery on neonatal outcomes among premature infants in a large cohort. STUDY
designWe applied a retrospective cohort study design to a database of 6,408 births. Neonates were stratified by birth weight and a composite score was calculated to assess neonatal outcomes. The results were then further stratified by fetal exposure to antenatal steroids, birth weight, and mode of delivery.
resultsNo improvement in neonatal outcome with cesarean delivery (CD) was noted when subjects were stratified by mode of delivery, both in the presence or absence of antenatal corticosteroid administration. In the 1,500 to 1,999 g subgroup, there appears to be an increased risk of respiratory distress syndromes in neonates born by CD.
conclusionIn our all-comers cohort, replicative of everyday obstetric practice, CD did not improve neonatal outcomes in preterm infants.
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