Delivery mode for the extremely premature fetus: a statement of the prematurity working group of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Recent retrospective publications have suggested that cesarean delivery may be beneficial for the extremely premature fetus. This article displays the available evidence and discusses this issue, including many aspects such as the difficulty in deciding when delivery is imminent, the negative impact on maternal morbidity and mortality and the cost to society of such a policy. The available scientific evidence does not support a recommendation for cesarean delivery for improving survival or decreasing morbidity for the extremely premature fetus.

publication date

  • January 1, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Infant, Premature
  • Obstetric Labor, Premature

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 74949090811

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1515/JPM.2009.126

PubMed ID

  • 19681735

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 6