Neonatal and maternal outcomes at early vs. full term following induction of labor; A secondary analysis of the OBLIGE randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Birth at early term (37⁺⁰-38⁺⁶ completed gestational weeks [GW] and additional days) is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes compared with waiting to ≥39 GW. Most studies report outcomes after elective cesarean section or a mix of all modes of births; it is unclear whether these adverse outcomes apply to early-term babies born after induction of labor (IOL). We aimed to determine, in women with a non-urgent induction indication (elective/planned >48 h in advance), if IOL at early and late term was associated with adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes compared with IOL at full term.

Material and methods

An observational cohort study as a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 1087 New Zealand women with a pl

SUBMITTER: Carlhall S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11019511 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature