Risk of complications in the late versus early days of the 41st week of pregnancy: A nationwide cohort study.

Charlotte Brix Andersson Jesper Padkaer Petersen Søren Paaske Johnsen Martin Jensen Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2021)

Births at GA 41+4 -42+0 weeks were associated with an increased risk of neonatal morbidity and birth complications compared with births at GA 41+0 -41+3 weeks. The results of this study may aid clinicians in deciding when to recommend induction of labor in late-term pregnancies.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
pet ct
risk factors
palliative care
pregnancy outcomes
clinical trial
preterm infants