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. 2011 Aug;114(2):91-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.02.008. Epub 2011 May 26.

Mode of delivery and neonatal respiratory morbidity among HIV-exposed newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean: NISDI Perinatal-LILAC Studies

Regis Kreitchmann  1 , Rachel A Cohen, Sonia K Stoszek, Jorge A Pinto, Marcelo Losso, Russell Pierre, Jorge Alarcon, Regina Succi, Edgardo Szyld, Thalita Abreu, Jennifer S Read
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Mode of delivery and neonatal respiratory morbidity among HIV-exposed newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean: NISDI Perinatal-LILAC Studies

Regis Kreitchmann et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate respiratory morbidity (RM) in HIV-exposed newborns according to mode of delivery.

Methods: The NISDI Perinatal/LILAC prospective cohort studies enrolled HIV-infected pregnant women and their newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean. Associations between RM and delivery mode or other characteristics were evaluated.

Results: Between September 2002 and December 2009, 1630 women were enrolled, and 1443 mother-infant pairs met the inclusion criteria. There were 561 vaginal (VD), 269 cesarean before labor and membrane rupture (SCS) for preventing mother-to-child transmission (SCS-PMTCT), 248 other SCS, and 365 cesarean after labor and/or ruptured membranes (NSCS) deliveries. In total, 108 (7.5%) newborns had RM: 49 had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), 39 had transient tachypnea (TTN), and 28 had other events (7 newborns had >1 RM event). Delivery mode was associated with RDS (P<0.005) and TTN (P<0.001). The proportion with RDS and TTN was lowest for VD (1.6% and 0.5%, respectively), highest for NSCS (4.9% and 4.7%), and intermediate for SCS-PMTCT (3.0% and 2.6%). Newborns with RDS or TTN were hospitalized longer (median +1day) than those without. A minority required ventilatory support (RDS, 24.5%-28.6%; TTN, 2.6%-15.4%).

Conclusions: SCS-PMTCT is relatively safe for newborns of HIV-infected women.

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