Neonatal outcomes after implementation of guidelines limiting elective delivery before 39 weeks of gestation.

Abstract

A policy limiting elective delivery before 39 weeks of gestation was followed by changes in the timing of term deliveries.

This was associated with a small reduction in NICU admissions; however, macrosomia and stillbirth increased.

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Subjects

• Academic Medical Centers
• Adult
• Delaware
• Delivery, Obstetric
• Female
• Gestational Age
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Outcome
• Retrospective Studies
• Surgical Procedures, Elective
• Term Birth
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Deborah B Ehrenthal
• Matthew K Hoffman
• Xiaozhang Jiang
• Gordon Ostrum

Publication date

2011-10-21

Journal

Journal topics

• Gynecology
• Obstetrics

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System, and Christiana Center for Outcomes Research, Newark, Delaware 19718, USA. Dehrenthal [at] Christianacare.org

Release reference

Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;118(5):1047-55

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