Association between caesarean section delivery and obesity in childhood: a longitudinal cohort study in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the association between caesarean section (CS) birth and body fat percentage (BF%), body mass index (BMI) and being overweight or obese in early childhood.

Design

Prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

Babies After Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints: Evaluating the Longitudinal Impact on Neurological and Nutritional Endpoints cohort.

Participants

Infants born to mothers recruited from the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints study, Cork University Maternity Hospital between November 2007 and February 2011.

Outcome measure

Overweight or obese defined according to the International Obesity Task Force criteria.

Results

Of the 1305 infants, 362 (27.8%) were delivered by CS. On regression analysis, BF% at 2 months did not

SUBMITTER: Masukume G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429933 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature