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. 2001 Jun 2;322(7298):1330–1333. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7298.1330

Table 3.

Reason for admission to neonatal special care after delivery by emergency caesarean section

Reason for admission  Interval between decision and delivery
All (n=108)
<30 minutes 31-40 minutes 41-50 minutes >50 minutes
Prematurity 29 15 8 6 58
Ventilation 6 0 0 1 7
Observation after resuscitation 10 3 1 0 14
Weight <2.1 kg 9 3 0 2 14
Anomaly 6 0 0 0 6
Hypoglycaemia (diabetic mother) 2 2 0 0 4
Other 3 0 0 0 3