Association of cesarean section with asthma in children/adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether cesarean section (CS) is a risk factor for asthma in offspring is controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between CS and asthma in children/adolescents.

Methods

Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library electronic databases were searched for cohort studies on the relationship between mode of delivery and asthma in children/adolescents up to February 2023. Birth via CS was considered an exposure factor. Asthma incidence was taken as a result.

Results

Thirty-five cohort studies (thirteen prospective and twenty-two retrospective cohort studies) were included. The results showed that the incidence of asthma was higher in CS offspring (odds ratio (OR) = 1.18, P < 0.001) than in the vaginal delivery (VD) grou

SUBMITTER: Zhong Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652517 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature