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ArticleCureus2022

Fetal Outcomes in Preterm Cesarean Sections.

Sundus Rahman, Mohib Ullah, Asma Ali, Nighat Afridi, Humaira Bashir, Zahra Amjad, Aliya Jafri, Areeba Jawaid

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Sundus RahmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Peshawar, PAK.
Mohib UllahDepartment of Medicine, Islamabad International Hospital and Research Centre, Islamabad, PAK.
Asma AliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, PAK.
Nighat AfridiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Peshawar, PAK.
Humaira BashirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mufti Mahmood Memorial Teaching Hospital, Dera Ismail Khan, PAK.
Zahra AmjadDepartment of Medicine, Geo Life Hospital, Dera Ismail Khan, PAK.
Aliya JafriDepartment of Biochemistry, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK.
Areeba JawaidDepartment of Internal Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, GBR.

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Abstract

Introduction Neonatal mortality is a major challenge in low-middle-income countries. The current study was conducted to assess the association between preterm cesarean delivery and fetal outcomes. Methods A prospective study was conducted at the Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, from October 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021. All women reporting to the hospital with a cephalic presentation and singleton pregnancies between the 27th and 34th weeks of gestation were included in the study. Pregnancies with an abnormal presentation, those diagnosed with a congenital abnormality, and those with indications for growth restriction or preterm delivery were excluded from the study. We also excluded infants delivered via vacuum or forceps. The outcomes of interest in this study included neonatal death prior to discharge, neonatal respiratory distress, sepsis, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), seizure, subdural hemorrhage (SDH), or appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration (APGAR) test score of less than 7 at five minutes. Maternal features including diabetes, hypertension and gestational age of delivery, parity, previous cesarean sections (CS), and last pregnancy outcomes were documented in a predefined pro forma. Results Our sample size consisted of 288 women, who were classified into two groups. Group A comprised 144 women who gave birth vaginally and group B consisted of 144 women who underwent CS. It was observed that women who underwent cesareans had a higher likelihood of a history of hypertension and related pathologies. It was also observed that these women had a greater likelihood of being of higher age compared to women who underwent vaginal deliveries. Neonates of women who had CS were at a greater risk of presenting with respiratory distress than those who had spontaneous vaginal deliveries. Conclusion Based on our findings, respiratory distress was significantly more common in babies of women who delivered via CS. However, there was no difference in neonatal outcomes in terms of IVH, seizures, SDH, and APGAR score of <7.

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