Repeat C-section Before 39 Weeks Raises Risk Of Neonatal Illness

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 18:42 in Health & Medicine

Women choosing repeat cesarean deliveries and having them at term but before completing 39 weeks gestation are up to two times more likely to have a baby with serious complications including respiratory distress resulting in mechanical ventilation and NICU admission.

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