Caesarean deliveries and double burden of malnutrition: a multicountry analysis in South and Southeast Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing prevalence of caesarian section (C-section) births in South and Southeast Asia poses potential public health challenges by influencing maternal and child nutrition. These changes may contribute to the growing double burden of malnutrition (DBM), where maternal overweight/obesity coexists with child undernutrition. This study explores how C-section deliveries are linked to household-level DBM in three countries in this region. Understanding this link is key for developing effective interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition and reduce health burdens.

Methods

We analysed 2022 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal, including women aged 15-49 with at least one child, with available nutritional and deliv

SUBMITTER: Talukder A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12670005 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature