Mode of delivery and child and adolescent psychological well-being: Evidence from Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort.

ABSTRACT: Mode of delivery (vaginal or cesarean section) is thought to affect gut microbiota, which in turn may affect psychological well-being. As such, mode of delivery is potentially a modifiable factor for psychological well-being. Here we examined the association of mode of delivery with child and adolescent psychological well-being. We used multivariable linear regression in a population-representative Hong Kong Chinese birth cohort, "Children of 1997," to examine the adjusted associations of mode of delivery with behavioral problems assessed from parent-reported Rutter score at ~7 (n = 6294) and ~11 years (n = 5598), self-esteem assessed from self-reported Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory score at ~11 years (n = 6937) and depressive symptoms assessed from self-reported Patient Health Questi

SUBMITTER: Leung CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5688155 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature