Via de nascimento e desfecho clínico intra-hospitalar

Abstract

Background: Elective cesarean section is a common procedure. However, the consequences of this procedure to the baby are not well known. Objective: to evaluate in-hospital clinical outcome of full-term newborn according to the delivery method. Methods: this is a retrospective cohort conducted at Moinhos de Vento Hospital a private hospital with opened clinical staff between January 2010 and April 2011. The study included 2014 newborns with gestational age &#8805;38 weeks. The babies were grouped as: Group I elective cesarean section and group II vaginal delivery. Newborns with severe malformation and diabetic mothers were excluded. Results: the study included 1671 newborns delivered by cesarean section and 343 by vaginal delivery. There was no significant difference between the groups as far hospitalization in the special care unit was analyzed. Transient tachypnea of the newborn was more frequent in group I: 29 (40.8% of those admitted in the special care unit) and 22 of these 29 (75,9%) had 38 gestational weeks. Apgar proportions less than seven in the first minute. The < 2.5 percentile was 4.4% for group II and 1.7% for group I (OR 2.58 (1.35-4.92). The difference in Apgar score was not significant between the groups at 5 minutes of life. Conclusion: it was not observed negative effects in in-hospital clinical results in babies delivered by elective C-section except for the increase in the occurrence of transient tachypnea. The highest incidence of low Apgar in the group of vaginal delivery and should be further investigated.