Perinatal and Other Risk Factors for Common Infections in Infancy: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Limited data from prospective cohort studies in high-income countries are available on the perinatal risk factors for common infections in children. Our hypothesis was that perinatal factors may be risk factors for infectious episodes during the first year of life.

Methods

In this prospective Health and Early Life Microbiota birth cohort study of full-term infants (n = 1052) born in 2016-2018, the number and duration of infection episodes were collected online at weekly to monthly intervals. In a multivariate regression model, the main exposures were perinatal factors such as mode of delivery and intrapartum antibiotics. Environmental factors were additional exposures. The outcomes were the number and duration of infectious episodes in the first year of life.

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SUBMITTER: Hyvonen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629602 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature