Respiratory Morbidity Among Children Who Were Born by Elective Cesarean Section After 37-38 Weeks vs. 39 Weeks and More

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Complications

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02060994

HYMC-0088-13-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: It is known that after Cesarean section is correlated with respiratory complication more, if done after 37-38 week of gestation than if done after 39 weeks or more.

Goal: The aim of the current study is to find out if these respiratory complications extend to later life.

Methode: Reviewing the patients' medical file, and collecting data about respiratory complication.

Full description

Background: It is known that after Cesarean section is correlated with respiratory complication more, if done after 37-38 week of gestation than if done after 39 weeks or more. We have already conducted a study about this topic, and published our results.

Goal: The aim of the current study is to find out if these respiratory complications extend to later life.

Method: Reviewing the patients' medical file, and collecting data about respiratory complication. We will use the same patients we used at the first study. Respiratory complications are defined as diagnosis of asthma, treatment by inhalations or systemic steroids, or consultation by pulmonologist.

Enrollment: 123 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 8 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children born in 2007-2009 our medical center by elective Cesarean section according to a list of IDs we have.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with respiratory congenital defect that was not known at the first week of life.

Trial design

123 participants in 2 patient groups

37-38 weeks

Description:

Children who were born by elective Cesarean section after 37-38 gestational weeks. Intervention: No intervention.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

39 week or more

Description:

Children who were born by elective Cesarean section after 39 gestational weeks or more Intervention: No intervention.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention