No relationship between mode of delivery and neonatal mortality and neurodevelopment in very low birth weight infants ag

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No relationship between mode of delivery and neonatal mortality and neurodevelopment in very low birth weight infants aged two years Jia-Jun Zhu, Ying-Ying Bao, Guo-Lian Zhang, Li-Xin Ma, Ming-Yuan Wu Hangzhou, China

Methods: In this retrospective, case-control study, we evaluated neonatal mortality, medical conditions and neurodevelopmental outcomes at two years of corrected age in 710 very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born between January 2005 and December 2010. Of the 710 infants, 351 were born by the cesarean and 359/710 by vaginal route. Results: There were no significant differences in neonatal mortality between the cesarean delivery group and vaginal delivery group [56/351 (15.9%) vs. 71/359 (19.8%), P=0.20]. VLBW infants delivered by the cesarean procedure had a higher incidence of respiratory distress syndrome than those born by the vaginal route [221/351 (63.0%) vs. 178/359 (49.6%), P