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  • Title: [Respiratory distress of the neonate and the rate of caesarean section have increased over the last 30 years. Is there a link?].
    Author: Schuler Barazzoni M, Roth-Kleiner M.
    Journal: Rev Med Suisse; 2008 Feb 27; 4(146):504-6, 508. PubMed ID: 18402401.
    Abstract:
    In Switzerland, the rate of respiratory distress in neonates needing hospitalization has doubled over the last thirty years, concerning in particular babies weighing more than 2500 g. In the same time, the rate of Caesarean section (CS) has also multiplied. We suppose that a link between the two evolutions might be the increase of elective CS. They tend to be planned early at term to avoid the onset of spontaneous labour As a consequence, the foetus is deprived of different mechanisms helping pulmonary transition around birth. The potential benefits of CS regarding morbidity of foetus and mother should not overshadow that CS is a significant risk factor for respiratory problems of the neonate. This risk could be dramatically decreased by planning elective CS only after completed 39 weeks of gestation.
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