Vaginal delivery safe for head first births before 32 weeks

Friday, September 21, 2012

NIH study compares early preterm birth outcomes for caesarean, vaginal deliveries

Infants born to mothers attempting to deliver vaginally before the 32nd week of pregnancy are as likely to survive as those delivered by a planned cesarean, provided the fetus is in the head-first position, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.