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| Too Many U.s. Babies Still Delivered Early Without Medical Need – Us News Posted: 23 Jun 2014 07:48 PM PDT “In addition, we showed that there are important sociodemographic differences in the chances a pregnant woman has an early elective cesarean or an early elective induction of labor,” she added. Women most likely to have early elective induced labor were: 35 or older, white with higher levels of education, privately insured, and gave birth in rural or non-teaching hospitals. Those most likely to have early elective cesareans were: younger than 20 and older than 35, black, more highly educated, and gave birth at smaller-volume hospitals, according to the study published in the July issue of Medical Care. The study also found that babies delivered by early elective cesareans were 60 percent more likely to stay longer in the hospital and more than twice as likely to have respiratory distress than infants born at full-term. Infants delivered after early elective induced labor were also more likely to stay in the hospital longer than normal. “There are misunderstandings about when a baby is ready to be born,” Kozhimannil said. |
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