Neonatal outcomes of elective early-term births after demonstrated fetal lung maturity

Studies of early-term birth after demonstrated fetal lung maturity show that respiratory and other outcomes are worse with early-term birth (370 –386 weeks) even after demonstrated fetal lung maturity when compared with full-term birth (390–406 weeks). However, these studies included medically indicated births and are therefore potentially limited by confounding by the indication for delivery. Thus, the increase in adverse outcomes might be due to the indication for early-term birth rather than the early-term birth itself.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - May 22, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Alan T.N. Tita, Kathleen A. Jablonski, Jennifer L. Bailit, William A. Grobman, Ronald J. Wapner, Uma M. Reddy, Michael W. Varner, John M. Thorp, Kenneth J. Leveno, Steve N. Caritis, Jay D. Iams, George Saade, Yoram Sorokin, Dwight J. Rouse, Sean C. Blackw Tags: Original Research Source Type: research