How Accurate Is the Dating of Scheduled 39-Week Deliveries?

Objective We assessed the impact of a policy preventing scheduled repeat cesarean deliveries at less than 39 weeks, accounting for potential inaccuracies in pregnancy dating. Study Design We analyzed a cohort of repeat cesarean deliveries before and after the policy change and used chi-square testing to compare the proportion of deliveries at less than 39 weeks. We assessed whether the reduction in early-term deliveries was different if the gestational age was based on the documented estimated date of delivery (EDD) as compared with best obstetric dating. Results Our cohort consisted of 213 women; 112 before the policy change and 101 after. Using the EDD assigned at delivery, there was a 12.1% absolute decrease in scheduled deliveries at less than 39 weeks (25.0-12.9%; p = 0.025). However, using the EDD by best obstetric dating, there was no significant change (32.1-25.7%; p = 0.305). Of the 85 discrepant EDDs, providers were more likely to assign an earlier EDD (63.5%; p = 0.013). Conclusion Our institution's policy change led to a 12.1% absolute reduction in documented, scheduled early-term deliveries, however only a 6.4% absolute decline using best obstetric dating. Policy initiatives to reduce early-term deliveries should consider the source and accuracy of the assigned pregnancy dating..

Medienart:	Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Erschienen:	2016

Enthalten in:	Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33
Enthalten in:	American journal of perinatology - 33(2016), 4, Seite 364

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Guseh, Stephanie H [VerfasserIn] Little, Sarah E [Sonstige Person] Zera, Chloe A [Sonstige Person] Robinson, Julian N [Sonstige Person]

Links:	www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	OLC1973345773