| INFANT COMPLICATIONS | AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH BY DELIVERY TYPE | |
|---|---|---|
| CESAREAN DELIVERIES | VAGINAL DELIVERIES | |
| All newborns | 4% | 0% |
| Feeding problems | 11% | 6% |
| Neonatal jaundice | 7% | 4% |
| "Infant of a diabetic mother" syndrome | 7% | 1% |
| Post-birth respiratory problems NEC* | 6% | 1% |
| Preterm birth | 5% | 0% |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 5% | -1% |
| Heavy-for-dates infant | 5% | 1% |
| Transitory tachypnea | 5% | 0% |
| Neonatal hypoglycemia | 3% | -2% |
| Cutaneous hemorrhage | 3% | -2% |
| Hemolytic disease due to ABO isoimmunization | 2% | -2% |
| Exceptionally large baby | -2% | 12% |
| Fetal and newborn aspiration | -2% | -3% |
| Premature rupture of membrane affecting newborn | -5% | -9% |
| Fetal distress during labor | -12% | -17% |
| † Based on all-listed diagnosis. * Not elsewhere classifed. | ||