Elective cesarean delivery at term and its effects on respiratory distress at birth in Japan: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.

Sayaka HoriuchiRyoji ShinoharaSanae OtawaMegumi KushimaYuka AkiyamaTadao OokaReiji KojimaHiroshi YokomichiKunio MiyakeZentaro Yamagatanull null

Published in: Health science reports (2021)

Early-term birth is associated with a high risk of respiratory distress in births involving cesarean delivery without indication for early delivery. There is a need for guidelines for early delivery considering adverse effects of early-term births.

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gestational age
preterm infants
preterm birth
young adults
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes