Early term delivery is associated with increased neonatal respiratory morbidity.
Ozgul BulutDerya BuyukkayhanPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)
The elevated frequency of respiratory morbidity in early term infants emphasizes the importance of early term birth interventions. More than half of the early term births were elective cesarean sections; interventions should therefore focus on reducing elective cesarean procedures at the time of first birth.