NIH study compares early preterm birth outcomes for caesarean, vaginal deliveries
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012. Infants born to mothers attempting to deliver vaginally before the 32nd week of pregnancy are as likely to survive as those delivered by a planned cesarean, provided the fetus is in the head-first position, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Pregnancy typically lasts about 40 weeks. Infants born before the 37th week of pregnancy are classified as…
