Mode of delivery and short-term infant health outcomes: a prospective cohort study in a peri-urban Indian population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have found a relationship between cesarean section delivery and adverse outcomes in the offspring, partially attributing these findings to differential development of immunity in infants delivered by cesarean compared to vaginal delivery. The purpose of this study is to determine whether cesarean section delivery is associated with higher reports of adverse short-term infant health outcomes in a peri-urban Indian population.

Methods

Data from a prospective pregnancy cohort study in a peri-urban region of Telangana State, India, were analyzed to assess the association between mode of delivery, cesarean section or vaginal, and maternal report of recent infant diarrhea and/or respiratory symptoms at a 6 month follow-up visit. Inverse probability weig

SUBMITTER: Gondwe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220445 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature