Associations of caesarean delivery and the occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma or obesity in childhood based on Taiwan birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Whether birth by caesarean section (CS) increases the occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma or obesity in childhood is controversial. We tried to demonstrate the association between children born by CS and the occurrence of the above three diseases at the age of 5.5 years.

Methods

The database of the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study which was designed to assess the developmental trajectories of 24 200 children born in 2005 was used in this study. Associations between children born by CS and these three diseases were evaluated before and after controlling for gestational age (GA) at birth, children's characteristics and disease-related predisposing factors.

Results

Children born by CS had significant increases in neurodevelopmental disorders (20%), ast

SUBMITTER: Chen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623585 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature