The greatest risk to the newborn after an elective cesarean birth is
a. Trauma due to manipulation during delivery
b. Tachypnea due to maternal anesthesia
c. Prematurity due to miscalculation of gestation
d. Tachycardia due to maternal narcotics
C
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A There is reduced trauma with a cesarean birth.
B Maternal anesthesia may cause respiratory distress.
C Regardless of the many criteria used to determine gestational age, inadvertent
preterm birth still occurs.
D Maternal narcotics may cause respiratory distress.
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