Wheeze and Food Allergies in Children Born via Cesarean Delivery: The Upstate KIDS Study.

ABSTRACT: We examined whether cesarean delivery (CD) increased the risk of wheeze or food allergy in early childhood compared with vaginal delivery and whether these associations were mediated by breastfeeding. The study population was the Upstate KIDS cohort (2008-2010) of mothers and infants from the State of New York (excluding New York City). Infant's wheeze was reported by questionnaire every 4-6 months until 3 years of age, as were food allergies beginning at 8 months. Modified Poisson regression was used to compare risks of the outcomes according to mode of delivery (MOD). Potential confounders were identified a priori using directed acyclic graphs. Emergency CD (n = 1,356) was associated with elevated risk of wheeze, adjusting for pregnancy complications, maternal atopy, gestational age, bir

SUBMITTER: Adeyeye TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357798 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature