American journal of perinatology
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We evaluated acute neonatal morbidities in the delivery room associated with primary cesarean performed prior to labor and in the first or second stages of labor. A retrospective cohort study was conducted on subjects undergoing term, primary cesareans at the Women's Pavilion, Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, California from 2000 to 2007. Acute neonatal morbidities were tabulated as a function of time during labor when cesarean was performed. ⋯ Composite neonatal morbidity was not significantly different among the stages. Acute neonatal morbidities were not affected by the presence or absence of labor. Potential long-term sequelae require further study.