The greatest risk to the newborn after an elective cesarean birth is:
A) tachypnea because of maternal anesthesia.
B) tachycardia because of maternal narcotics.
C) trauma because of manipulation during birth.
D) prematurity because of miscalculation of gestation.

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Regardless of the many criteria used to determine gestational age, inadvertent preterm birth still occurs. Maternal anesthesia may cause respiratory distress. Maternal narcotics may cause respiratory distress. There is less trauma with a cesarean birth.

The Greatest Risk to the Newborn After an Elective Cesarean