Cesarean section in the second stage of labor is associated with early-term and late preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine in a population-based cohort study the association between cesarean section (CS) during the second stage of labor and the risk for preterm birth and/or cervical insufficiency in the subsequent pregnancy; to identify maternal and neonatal risk factors for long-term complications following CS due to prolonged second stage of labor. Methods: We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study including women who had at least one consecutive delivery following a CS at our institution from 1991 to 2018, provided that the first delivery was at term. We divided the study cohort into two groups: (1) women who delivered by CS due to failure to progress during the first stage of labor (n = 1068); and (2) those who delivered by CS due to arrest of descent at the second stage of labor (n = 603). Results: Of the 120,147 women who met the inclusion criteria, 78,407 had a subsequent delivery during the study period. Women of group 1 were significantly older than those of group 2 (p =.018), and had a higher rate of assisted reproductive technology [61 (5.7%) vs. 18 (3.1%), p

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Sapir, A., Friedrich, L., Gat, R., & Erez, O. (2023). Cesarean section in the second stage of labor is associated with early-term and late preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 36(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2023.2175658

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