Personal Injury Law

Study: Many C-Sections Performed Too Early

By Edward Bills

A new study has found that about a third of newborns may be at risk for respiratory distress and other problems because an elective C-section was performed too early. According to the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, 36 percent of 13,258 elective repeat C-sections from 1999 to 2002 were performed sooner than the 39 full weeks of gestation recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Researchers note that babies delivered by C-section prior to 39 weeks are about twice as likely to have at least one birth-related problem.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on January 08, 2009 (boomark / email).