Planned Cesarean Delivery at Term and Adverse Outcomes in Childhood Health.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Planned cesarean delivery comprises a significant proportion of births globally, with combined rates of planned and unscheduled cesarean delivery in a number of regions approaching 50%. Observational studies have shown that offspring born by cesarean delivery are at increased risk of ill health in childhood, but these studies have been unable to adjust for some key confounding variables. Additionally, risk of death beyond the neonatal period has not yet been reported for offspring born by planned cesarean delivery.

Objective

To investigate the relationship between planned cesarean delivery and offspring health problems or death in childhood.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based data-linkage study of 321,287 term singleton first-born offspring

SUBMITTER: Black M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5055095 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature