Vaginal delivery as safe as Cesarean for most early preterm births, study suggests
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 14:31
in Health & Medicine
Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high rate of success with no difference in neonatal mortality compared to cesarean delivery, a new study reports. For breech births, however, the failure rate of vaginal delivery was high and planned cesarean delivery was associated with significantly lower neonatal mortality.