Prelabour caesarean section and neurodevelopmental outcome at 4 and 12 months of age: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With prelabour caesarean section rates growing globally, there is direct and indirect evidence of negative cognitive outcomes in childhood. The objective of this study was to assess the short-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after prelabour caesarean section as compared to vaginally born infants.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, observational study of infants delivered by prelabour caesarean section at the Hospital of Halland, Halmstad, Sweden and compared their development with an historical group of infants born by non-instrumental vaginal delivery.

Results

Infants born by prelabour caesarean section were compared with a group of vaginally born infants. Follow-up assessments were performed at 4 and 12 months. Prelabour caesarean infants (n = 66) had si

SUBMITTER: Zaigham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature