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Information on deliveries was obtained from the hospital database, which contains clinical, administrative, laboratory, and operating room databases.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results\u2003After excluding women with chronic conditions, maternal complications, indications for multiple births, or a neonate with an anomaly, 2,208 neonates remained in the analysis. Among adverse neonatal outcomes, the rate was significantly higher in neonates delivered at 37 weeks of gestation (unadjusted odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u200913.22 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.28, 27.86], p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) or 38 weeks of gestation (unadjusted OR\u2009=\u20091.82 [95% CI: 1.04, 3.19], p\u2009=\u20090.036) compared with neonates delivered at 39 to 41 weeks. The adjusted risk of any adverse outcome was significantly higher at 380\u20131\/7 weeks (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20092.40 [95% CI: 1.35, 4.30], p\u2009=\u20090.003) and 382\u20133\/7 weeks (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20091.89 [95% CI: 1.04, 3.44], p\u2009=\u20090.038) compared with neonates delivered at 39 to 41 weeks, respectively.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusion\u2003Our findings suggest that elective cesarean sections might be best scheduled at 39 weeks or later. When considering a cesarean at 38 weeks, it appears that 384\/7 weeks of gestation or later could be a preferable timing in the context of reducing neonatal risks. However, as the composite outcome includes mostly minor conditions, the clinical significance of this finding needs to be carefully interpreted.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Key Points\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2158-5619","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,22]],"date-time":"2023-08-22T23:10:58Z","timestamp":1692745858000},"page":"e2776-e2785","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"special_numbering":"S","title":["Timing of Elective Cesarean Section and Neonatal Outcomes in Term Singleton Deliveries: A Single-Center Experience"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"41","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0921-3240","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daijiro","family":"Takahashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Neonatology, Fukuda Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan"},{"name":"Division of Pediatrics, Fukuda Hospital, Kumamoto, 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