Neonatal and early childhood outcomes following maternal anesthesia for cesarean section: a population-based cohort study.

Rachel Joyce KearnsMartin ShawPiotr S GromskiStamatina IliodromitiJill P Pell Deborah A LawlorScott M Nelson

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2021)

General anesthesia for cesarean section, irrespective of urgency, is associated with neonatal resuscitation, low Apgar, and neonatal unit admission. Associations were strongest in non-urgent cases and at term. Further evaluation of long-term outcomes is warranted.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
emergency department
preterm infants
pregnant women
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
urinary incontinence
preterm birth