Rationale for a 39-week elective delivery policy.

摘要

Several organizations have called for obstetric care professionals to decrease the number of elective (non-medically indicated) deliveries before an estimated gestational age of 39 weeks to prevent iatrogenic neonatal harm. More than 30 years ago, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists made a similar recommendation against elective inductions, but approximately one out of every three births in the United States occurs between 34 and 38 6/7 weeks' gestation. Decreasing the number of deliveries before 39 weeks will decrease neonatal morbidity and associated costs.