Assessment of Cesarean Delivery and Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders in the Children of a Population-Based Swedish Birth Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recent studies suggest that cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children, although they were unable to control for indications for CD or familial confounding beyond full siblings.

Objective

To examine the association between CD and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in children.

Design, setting, and participants

This Swedish register-based cohort study included 1 179 341 term-birth singletons born between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2003, and followed up through December 31, 2013. All individuals were linked to their full siblings, maternal and paternal half siblings, and maternal full cousins. Statistical analyses were performed from September 26, 2019, to January 16, 2021.

Exposure

SUBMITTER: Zhang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7936261 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature