CLINICAL RESEARCH
Impact of antenatal oxytocin infusion on neonatal respiratory morbidity associated with elective cesarean section
 
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Submission date: 2015-03-19
 
 
Final revision date: 2015-06-12
 
 
Acceptance date: 2015-06-13
 
 
Online publication date: 2017-04-20
 
 
Publication date: 2017-04-20
 
 
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(3):629-634
 
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Introduction: This study was designed to estimate respiratory morbidity associated with elective cesarean section (ECS) and to determine the effect of antenatal oxytocin exposure on this morbidity.
Material and methods: Nine hundred and sixty-five neonates ≥ 37 weeks’ gestation delivered by cesarean section during 1 year were included in this retrospective study and classified into two groups according to oxytocin exposure before cesarean deliveries. Respiratory morbidity for each group was recorded and statistically analyzed.
Results: Transient tachypnea of newborn (TTN) was significantly more frequent in group II (ECS group) than in group I (cesarean section after oxytocin exposure) (8.19% vs. 2.92%; respectively, p = 0.0006). Mechanical ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and oxygen therapy were significantly more frequent in group II than in group I (1.78%, 2.14% and 4.28% versus 0.44%, 0.58% and 1.46%, respectively; p = 0.039, and p = 0.033 and p = 0.009, respectively). The number of newborns admitted to the neonatal unit and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was significantly higher in group II than in group I (6.41% and 2.14% vs. 2.05% and 0.58%, respectively; p = 0.001 and p = 0.033, respectively). Surfactant, fluid therapies and parenteral nutrition were significantly more frequent in group II than in group I (2.14%, 4.28% and 2.49% vs. 0.15%, 1.46% and 0.73%, respectively; p = 0.001, p = 0.009 and p = 0.02, respectively).
Conclusions: Neonatal respiratory morbidity associated with ECS significantly decreased after antenatal oxytocin exposure. A significant reduction of neonatal respiratory morbidity would be achieved if ECS were performed after 39 weeks’ gestation.
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