Cesarean delivery and metabolic health and inflammation biomarkers during mid-childhood and early adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed differences in plasma levels of metabolic health and inflammation biomarkers during mid-childhood and early adolescence between children born by cesarean section vs. vaginal delivery.

Methods

Mother-child pairs (N = 942) enrolled during pregnancy in obstetric practices and child follow-up started at birth. Risk biomarkers were assessed in blood samples collected at the mild-childhood (median = 7 years) and early adolescence (median = 13 years) in-person visits.

Results

Two hundred and six children (22%) were born by cesarean section. There were no significant differences in biomarker levels between children born by cesarean and children born vaginally in mid-childhood. However, adolescents born by cesarean section had significantly lower adipone

SUBMITTER: Minguez-Alarcon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492770 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature