title: Obstetric decision-making and the late and moderately preterm infant.
abstract: The decision of when to deliver a patient for medical or obstetric complication directly affects the neonatal outcome. When the fetus is in danger due to suspected utero-placental insufficiency, the decision to deliver is thought to benefit the neonate. However, the opposite may be true when a normally developing fetus needs to be delivered for a maternal indication such as a persistently bleeding placenta praevia. These decisions are made daily by obstetric providers. The following is a review of obstetric decision-making for moderate and late preterm pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, New York, NY, USA. cg2231@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gyamfi-Bannerman
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D003657:Decision Making; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000628:therapy; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors