. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Clin Perinatol. 2012 Dec;39(4):769–783. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.09.009

Table 1.

respiratory morbidities are increased by Cesarean section deliveries without labor relative to vaginal births after a previous Cesarean section.^†

	Cesarean Section	Vaginal Birth
Number	15212	8336
Respiratory Distress Syndrome	2.1%	1.4%^*
Transient tachypnea	4.1%	1.9%^*
Oxygen therapy	4.4%	2.5%^*
Mechanical ventilation	1.3%	0.8%^*

p < 0.001 vs. Cesarean section,

^†

Data from Jain L and Eaton D. C. (29)