Elective caesarean section on maternal request prior to 39 gestational weeks and childhood psychopathology: a birth cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The recommendation of non-indicated caesarean section (CS) after 39 gestational weeks has been announced based on evidence of maternal and infant physiological effects. The potential psychological risks have not been acknowledged. This study aims to investigate emotional and behavioral problems in pre-school children born with elective CS (ECS) on maternal request prior to 39 weeks.

Methods

Pregnant women within 12 gestational weeks between November 2008 and October 2010 were invited to participate in the China-Anhui Birth Cohort Study (C-ABCS). They were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire respectively in 1st and 3rd trimester of pregnancy to collect basic maternal characteristics. Pregnant complications and delivery modes were abstracted from med

SUBMITTER: Huang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332907 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature