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Late preterm and early term deliveries
Carla Ransom, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vanderbilt University
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“So he’s a little premature… what’s the big deal ?”
Carla Ransom, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vanderbilt University
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Disclosures
I have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest
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Objectives
• Define late preterm and early term birth • Understand the potential consequences of
infants born at this age • Grasp the economic burden of caring for these
infants • Understand current indications for delivery at
<39 weeks gestation
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INTRODUCTION
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Making headlines….
1 in 8 born preterm
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World View: Low Birth Weight Related Deaths (<2500gms)
www.World Mapper.org; Beck, Bull 31 World Health Organ 2010.
12.9 million births preterm
10.9 million preterm births in Africa & Asia
BUT.. Equal Preterm Birth RATES between North
America and Africa
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Infant mortality: 2008
0 5 10 15 20 25
Birth defectsPreterm birth
SIDSMaternal complications
AccidentsPlacenta/cord complications
Percent of total deaths
N=4,754
Adapted from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_06.pdf
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Ranking by infant mortality: US ranks 51st
2.17 2.73
3.17 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.47 3.48
3.78 3.8
4.03 4.5 4.54
4.76 4.78 4.85
5.16 5.9
7.19 7.68
JapanSwedenIceland
ItalyFrance
SpainNorway
GermanyIreland
SwitzerlandIsrael
United KingdomPortugal
CubaCanadaGreece
HungaryUnited States
RussiaKuwait
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html Rate per 1000 live births
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Racial disparity in preterm birth, 2009
10.9
17.5
12
White
Black
Hispanic
Precent preterm birth
Adapted from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_01_tables.pdf
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• Medical care services:
– 16.9 billion ( $ 33,200 per preterm infant) - 2/3 total cost
• Maternal delivery cost:
– 1.9 billion ( $ 3,800 per preterm infant)
• Special education services:
– 1.1 billion ( $ 2,200 per preterm infant)
• Lost household and labor market productivity:
– 5.7 billion ( $11,200 per preterm infant)
Source: Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 2006, page 47
Cost of preterm birth
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Economic Burden
• Direct costs for late preterm infants – $2,630 greater than a term gestation per infant1
• California (1996) discharge criterion study2 – Average total cost per gestation age group:
• 25 weeks = $38 million • 35 weeks = $41 million
• Given that 72% of all preterm births are late preterm – cost is staggering2
1. Wang ML et al. Pediatrics 2004 2. Gilbert WM et al. Obstet Gynecol 2003
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$26.2 BILLION
Thompson Reuters, 2008
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The short and long term PROGNOSIS for a neonate born preterm or early term is a function of GESTATIONAL AGE AT BIRTH
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Survival by gestational age among live-born resuscitated infants
Mercer BM Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:178 –93.
Results of a community-based evaluation of 8523 deliveries, 1997–1998, Shelby County, Tennessee
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Acute morbidity by gestational age among surviving infants
Mercer BM Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:178 –93.
Results of a community-based evaluation of 8523 deliveries, 1997–1998, Shelby County, Tennessee
Respiratory distress
Sepsis
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Changing definitions…
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Definitions
“Late preterm” delivery…no longer “near term” – Coined by Raju in 2006 – Endorsed by AAP, ACOG, NICHD – Infants born between 34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks – Increasing group:
• 1990: 7.3% • 2006: 9.1% • 2008: 8.8%
Raju, Pediatric Research, 2006 ACOG, Committee Opinion, Obstet Gynecol, 2008 Martin, NCHS Data Brief No. 39, 2010
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Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2006
Richard E. Behrman, Adrienne Stith Butler, Editors
Institute of Medicine Report Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention
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Why the change in terminology?
• Higher risk for neurodevelopmental problems • Higher % infant death • More NICU admissions • Larger % health care expenditures
Behrman, National Academies Press, 2005 Matthews, National Center for Health Statistics, 2010
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Definitions
Early term birth – Infants born between 37 0/7 to 38 6/7 weeks – Endorsed by March of Dimes, NICHD, SMDM,
ACOG
Why?
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Why?
• Prospective cohort of 24,077 repeat cesareans at term (>37 weeks)
• Composite outcome of neonatal death and adverse events (RDS, hypoglycemia, sepsis, NICU admission)
• 13,258 performed ELECTIVELY – 6% at 37 weeks- O.R. 2.1 for composite outcome – 30 % at 38 weeks- OR 1.5 for composite outcome – 49 % at 39 weeks
Tita, NEJM, 2009
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Timing of Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Birth. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2011.
Balance
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Respiratory complications
Immature respiratory tree, delayed ability to clear pulmonary fluid and suboptimal surfactant
• Transient tachypnea of the newborn • Respiratory distress syndrome • Apnea • Persistent pulmonary hypertension • Sudden infant death syndrome
Incidence increases with decreasing EGA and cesarean delivery1,2
1. Wang ML et al. Pediatrics 2004
2. Morrison JJ et al. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1995
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Hypothermia
• Decreased brown adipose tissue stores and hormones available to utilize such energy1
• Decreased white adipose and increased body-surface area to body-weight ratio1
• Increased heat loss • Increased likelihood for temperature instability2
1. Power GG et al. Perinatal thermal physiology. 2003 2. Wang ML et al. Pediatrics 2004
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Hypoglycemia
• Immature hepatic enzymes for gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis
• Decreased hepatic glucose stores which normally accumulate in third trimester
• Upregulated insulin release from immature pancreatic cells • Hypoglycemia (<40mg/dl) 3X more common
than term infants1 • Neuronal cell death and adverse
neurodevelopmental outcomes2
1. Wang ML et al. Pediatrics 2004 2. Garg M et al. Clin Perinatol 2006
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Hyperbilirubinemia
• Immature hepatic bilirubin conjugation pathways • Increased enterohepatic circulation caused by poor
gastrointestinal function and motility1 • Severe jaundice predicted by gestational age2
• Feeding difficulties can contribute to elevated serum bilirubin levels • Higher risk of bilirubin induced brain injury and
kernicterus
1. Bhutani VK et al. Semin Perinatol 2006 2. Maisels MJ et al. Pediatrics 1998
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Other potential morbidities
• Infection – 4X more likely to be screened for sepsis – More likely to develop pneumonia and sepsis – Prolong hospital admission1
• Feeding difficulties – Immature oral-buccal coordination/swallowing – More gastroesophageal reflux
1. Wang ML et al. Pediatrics 2004
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Readmission
• Jaundice • Feeding difficulties • Poor weight gain • Dehydration • Apnea • Respiratory illness
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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
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Long Term Outcomes
• Increased developmental delay1
• Mental retardation1 • Decline in vision and hearing1
• More likely to be diagnosed with cerebral palsy2 • Lower reading and math skills3
• Higher special education3
– May be related to brain maturation – Neuronal vulnerability to insult4
1. Morse SB et al. Pedicatrics 2009 2. Petrini JR et al. J Pediatr 2009 3. Chyi LJ et al. J Pediatr 2008 4. Moster D et al. N Engl J Med 2008
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Morality
• British Columbia Population study 1999-2002 – 33-36 weeks compared with term infants1
• 8X greater perinatal mortality • 5X greater neonatal mortality • 3X greater infant mortality
• Utah Population study2
– Neonatal mortality increased as EGA decreased • 34 weeks: 8 per 1000 live births • 40 weeks: 0.5 per 1000 live births
1. Mattews TJ et al. Natl Vital Stat Rep 2008 2. Young PC et al. Pediatrics 2007
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Neonatal & Infant Mortality Gestational
age Neonatal
mortality rate (per 1,000 live
births)
Relative Risk Infant Mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births)
Relative risk
34 7.1 9.5 11.8 5.4 35 4.8 6.4 8.6 3.9 36 2.8 3.7 5.7 2.6 37 1.7 2.3 4.1 1.9 38 1.0 1.4 2.7 1.2 39 0.8 1.0 2.2 1.00 40 0.8 1.0 2.1 0.9
Reddy, Pediatrics, 2009
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However… sometimes (many times!) we need to deliver prior to 39 weeks
• Placental and uterine • Fetal • Maternal
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PLACENTA AND UTERUS
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Placenta & Uterus Goal: avoidance of catastrophic complications for mom and fetus
Obstetrical hemorrhage, Uterine rupture, fetal
anemia from vasa previa, emergent surgery
Consequences of prematurity
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Abnormal placentation: Previa
• 0.3-0.5% pregnancies
020406080
35 36 37 38
%
Weeks gestation
Risk Emergent Bleed with Hemorrhage in Previa
36-37 wk
Oyelese, Obstet Gynecol, 2006 Zlatnik, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 2007 Spong, Obstet Gynecol, 2011
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Abnormal placentation: Accreta
• 0.2% pregnancies in women with prior CD • 3.3% of women with prior CD and previa • In cohort of 99 women with accreta:
– 44% required emergent delivery with hemorrhage after 36 weeks
• O’Brien: after 35 weeks, 93% experience hemorrhage
Delivery at 34-35 weeks after course of ACS
Warshak, Obstet Gynecol, 2010 O’Brien, AJOG, 1996 Spong, Obstet Gynecol, 2011
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Abnormal placentation: Vasa previa
• Definition: FETAL vessels within the membranes which overlie the cervix
• Incidence: 1 in 2500 pregnancies • Risk: catastrophic fetal hemorrhage • Data on delivery:
– Consider hospitalization at 30-32 weeks with ACS – 1Decision analysis model: 34-35 weeks – 2Others recommend 35-36 weeks – 3Canadian guidelines: 34-36 weeks
1 Robinson, Obstet Gynecol, 2011 2 Oyelese, Obstet Gynecol, 2006 3 Gagnon, JOGC, 2009
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Prior uterine surgery
Type of surgery Risk for uterine rupture
Delivery recommendations
Classical cesarean 1-12% Laparoscopic Myomectomy Open myomectomy
Haplerin, BJOG, 1988 Rosen, Obstet Gynecol, 1991
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Prior uterine surgery
Type of surgery Risk for uterine rupture
Delivery recommendations
Classical cesarean 1-12% 36-37 weeks Laparoscopic Myomectomy Open myomectomy
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Prior uterine surgery
Type of surgery Risk for uterine rupture
Delivery recommendations
Classical cesarean 1-12% 36-37 weeks Laparoscopic Myomectomy
0.49-0.7%
Open myomectomy
1.7%
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Prior uterine surgery
Type of surgery Risk for uterine rupture
Delivery recommendations
Classical cesarean 1-12% 36-37 weeks Laparoscopic Myomectomy
0.49-0.7%
37-38 weeks Open myomectomy
1.7%
Chauhan, Obstet Gynecol, 2002 Stotland, AJOG, 2002
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Prior uterine surgery
Type of surgery Risk for uterine rupture
Delivery recommendations
Classical cesarean 1-12% 36-37 weeks Laparoscopic Myomectomy
0.49-0.7%
37-38 weeks Open myomectomy
1.7% Uterine rupture can occur PRIOR to the onset of labor- this is why we deliver early.
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FETAL
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Fetal Goal: avoidance of stillbirth, optimization of neonatal management
Stillbirth
Consequences of prematurity, risk for failed
induction and cesarean
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Abnormal fetal growth
Singleton – Growth at <10%, <5%, <3%
Twin
– Discordance of >20% Genetics vs. pathology Concurrent conditions (dopplers, maternal, fluid) and trends over time
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FGR: Timing of delivery
Singleton Dichorionic twins
Monochorionic twins
Isolated FGR 38-39 36-37 32-34 FGR with concurrent conditions
34-37 32-34
Persistent abnormal fetal surveillance
Expeditious regardless of gestational age
Spong, Obstet Gynecol, 2011
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FGR: Timing of delivery Singleton Dichorionic twins Monochorionic
twins
Isolated FGR 38-39 36-37 32-34 FGR with concurrent conditions
34-37 32-34
Persistent abnormal fetal surveillance
Expeditious regardless of gestational age
Spong, Obstet Gynecol, 2011
***oligohydramnios, abnormal Dopplers, maternal risk factors, any co-morbidity
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Fetal anomalies
• Complicate 2% of all pregnancies • Complex topic
– Maternal complications • Contractions, discomfort from polyhydramnios
– Fetal complications • Worsening hydrocephalus
– Delivery planning • EXIT procedure
– Majority require planning with perinatology, neonatology and various other subspecialties
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Multiple gestation
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Fetal vs. Neonatal Deaths in Twins
Kahn et al, Obstet Gynecol 2003;102
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“Postdates” Pregnancy in Twins • Prospective risk of fetal & neonatal death
intersects ~ 38 -39 weeks in twins (Kahn et al, ObGyn 2003;102)
• Study of multiple gestations (99.8% twins) risk of fetal & neonatal death were equivalent at 37 – 38 weeks (Sairam S et al, ObGyn 2002;100)
• Take home point: deliver at 38 weeks
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The problem: these data do not address chorionicity!
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Studies arguing for early delivery
Trial 1 • 1000 twins (20% MC, 80% DC) • MC twins: higher stillbirth rates than the DC twins
(3.6% vs. 1.1%; P = .004) Trial 2 • A retrospective analysis from the United Kingdom • 151 uncomplicated monochorionic pregnancies • Risk for unexpected stillbirth after 32 weeks was
4.3% (1 in 23) Lee at al, Obstet Gynecol, 2008
Barigye, PLoS Med 2005
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Study arguing for later delivery Breathnach, Obstet Gynecol, 2012: • Prospective ESPIRiT study, Twins, Ireland • N = 1001 pregnancies (20 % MC, 80% DC) • Prospective risk fetal death:
– 1.5% after 34 weeks for MC, • Compositive morbidity: 41% at 34 weeks vs 5% at 37 weeks. • Consider delivery at 37 weeks for MC.
Robinson, AJOG 2012 • Decision analysis of 9 strategies to deliver 32-38 weeks • Optimal GA for delivery always >36 weeks • Preferred 38 weeks
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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS TWINS
Type of twin Timing of delivery (weeks)
Dichorionic-Diamniotic 38 Monochorionic-Diamniotic 34-37 Monochorionic-Monoamniotic 32-34 Death of 1 twin Consider delivery
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Abnormal fluid: oligohydramnios
Defined: – AFI <5 cm
• Complicates 4.8% of pregnancies 34-36 weeks
• Complicates 10% of pregnancies at 37 weeks
– Maximal vertical pocket <2 cm • Complicates 2.3% of pregnancies
34-36 weeks • Complicates 3% of pregnancies
at 37 weeks
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Consequences of oligohydramnios
Risks NRNST: 1.5x higher FHR decelerations: 1.8x higher Fetal intolerance in labor Stillbirth: 4.5x higher APGAR ≤ 3 at 5 minutes: 11x higher Meconium aspiration: 12x higher
Recommendation Delivery at 36-37 weeks in absence of other findings
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MATERNAL
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Maternal Goal: avoidance of worsening of a maternal medical condition and its effects on the fetus
Worsening maternal condition
Consequences of prematurity
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Acute conditions
• PTL • PPROM • ICP
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Chronic conditions: Diabetes
• GDM: 15% of pregnancies • 3-4% pregestational DM • Why deliver early?
– Less risk macrosomia and associated birth trauma – Less risk stillbirth
• Higher risk uncontrolled hyperglycemia and CD • Timing of delivery complex: dz severity, co-
morbidities, meds, superimposed OB conditions
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CONDITION DELIVERY
A1 GDM 39+ weeks A2 GDM- Optimal control 39+ weeks
A2 GDM- poor control 34-39 weeks
Pre-gestational DM, well-controlled 39+ weeks
Pre-gestational DM, vascular disease
37-39 weeks
Pre-gestational DM, poor control
34-39 weeks
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Chronic conditions: HTN
• 30% nulliparous pregnancies develop PIH or preeclampsia
• 80% preeclampsia occurs after 38 weeks • Maternal risk: severe disease, hypertensive
crisis, HELLP, abruption, renal failure, DIC, eclampsia, death;
• Fetal risk: FGR, asphyxia, death
Roberts, NEJM, 2010
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HYPIYAT trial • IOL versus expectant management for mild
gestational HTN/preeclampsia at ≥ 36 0/7 weeks Induction, n=377 Expectant, n=379 RR
(95% CI)
Composite adverse outcome
117 166 0.71 (0.59-0.86)
HELLP 4 11
Pulmonary edema 0 2
Abruption 0 0
Eclampsia 0 0
MICU 6 14
Cesarean 54 72 0.75 (0.55-1.04)
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CONDITION DELIVERY
Gestational hypertension 37-38 weeks Chronic HTN- no meds 38-39 weeks
Chronic HTN- well controlled with meds
37-39 weeks
Chronic HTN- poor control 36-37 weeks
Preeclampsia- mild 37 weeks
Preeclampsia- severe At diagnosis
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Antihypertensive therapy
• “Maintenance antihypertensive therapy should NOT be used to treat gestational hypertension.”
Spong, Obstet Gynecol, 2011
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Prior stillbirth
• Risk for recurrent stillbirth= 8% • More likely with earlier loss, recurrent losses,
FGR, black race [Reddy, Obstet Gynecol, 2010] • Risk for continued pregnancy: FGR, preterm birth,
PEC, maternal anxiety, stillbirth • NOT indication for early birth in the ABSENCE of
FGR and co-morbidities. • Consider amnio for FLM if delivery prior to 39
weeks due to maternal anxiety. Mature amnio does NOT assure absence of neonatal complications
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What can we do to mitigate consequences of PTB?
• Amniocentesis for FLM – Controversial
• Antenatal corticosteroids – No clear indication after 34 weeks – Trials are ongoing to assess outcomes in late
preterm period
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT0122247?term=ALPS
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“It is critical that the totality of the clinical picture be taken into account when deciding on the optimal timing of delivery.”
Spong, Obstet Gynecol, 2011
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Thank you!