Which way is better to deliver the very heavy baby: mode of delivery, maternal and neonatal outcome

• Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 301; no. 4; pp. 941 - 948
• Main Authors: Levin, Gabriel, Meyer, Raanan, Yagel, Simcha, David, Mankuta, Yinon, Yoav, Rottenstreich, Amihai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Cesarean section; Cesarean Section - methods; Childbirth & labor; Delivery, Obstetric - methods; Diabetes; Endocrinology; Female; Fetuses; Gynecology; Health risk assessment; Human Genetics; Humans; Hypertension; Intensive care; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Obstetrics; Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; Cesarean delivery; Neonatal complications; Maternal complications; Nulliparous; Shoulder dystocia; Outcomes; Macrosomia

Purpose Currently there are no existing data regarding the maternal and neonatal outcomes for nulliparous women delivering neonates with birthweight above 4500 g. We aim to evaluate birth outcome among these subset of parturients. Methods A retrospective study of nulliparous delivering a singleton f...