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Finding
Finding
adverse
Elective repeat cesarean delivery at 37 weeks of gestation was associated with significantly increased risk of the composite adverse neonatal outcome compared to delivery at 39 weeks, with individual adverse outcome rates increased by a factor of 1.8 to 4.2.
| Effect size | adjusted odds ratio 2.1 |
| CI | 95% CI, 1.7 to 2.5 |
| Comparator | Elective repeat cesarean delivery at 39 completed weeks of gestation |
| Effect summary | adverse; adjusted odds ratio 2.1; CI: 95% CI, 1.7 to 2.5 |
| Adverse events | increased risk of composite adverse neonatal outcome |
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Source
PMC2811696
Timing of Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at Term and Neonatal Outcomes