Effects of Stressed Pregnancies on Preterm Neonatal Outcomes.
- Author:
Jong Dae WHANG
;
Cheong Rae ROH
;
Tae Joong KIM
;
Seon Hye PARK
;
Sung Bum CHO
;
Kang Mo AHN
;
Soon Ha YANG
;
Je Ho LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Very low birthweight;
Spontaneous preterm delivery;
Indicated preterm delivery
- MeSH:
Female;
Fetus;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Logistic Models;
Membranes;
Mothers;
Obstetric Labor, Premature;
Pregnancy Complications;
Pregnancy*;
Retrospective Studies;
Rupture
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
1999;10(4):465-471
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether fetuses delivered prematurely because of pregnancy complications had a different neonatal outcomes than that of those bom after either spontaneous preterm labor or after premature rupture of membrane. METHODS: The study design was a retrospective analysis of 150 very low birthweight(<1500 grams) infants and their mothers who delivered preterm neonates at Samsung Medical Center. Only singleton infants without major congenital anomalies were included. The primary reason for delivery was categorized as preterm delivery because of pregnancy complications(indicated preterm delivery) or spontaneous preterm delivery. Selected neonatal outcomes were compared between infants born to women in each of these groups. RESULTS: There were some survival benefits in infants born to women who underwent indicated preterm delivery from univariate analyses. In the multiple logistic regression analysis, however, selected neonatal outcomes did not differ between the groups. CONCLUSION: We concluded that a "stressed" pregnancies confer negligible survival advantage to the very low birthweight infants.
