[Respiratory dysfunction in infants born by elective cesarean section without labor].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of gestational age at the timing of elective caesarean section (ECS) on the incidence of respiratory dysfunction in the newborn.

Study Group And Methods: This was a retrospective study. All infants born by ECS at the Landspitali-University Hospital Iceland over a 10 years period (1996-2005) at >or=37 weeks gestation and diagnosed with transient tachypnoea of the newborn (TTN) or respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were included in the study.