Is the mode of childbirth delivery linked to the prevalence of early childhood caries? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The mode of childbirth delivery can influence the child's future health and the aim of this study was to explore the association between the delivery mode and the prevalence of early childhood caries.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Google Scholar and Cochrane databases up to September 15, 2020. Two independent reviewers screened the papers for relevance, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. We performed a random effects meta-analysis to pool the prevalence of early childhood caries according to the mode of delivery.

Results

The authors included 11 studies in the review, comprising 47,688 children with vaginal delivery and 10,994 with caesarean section (C-section). The publication years ranged from 1997 to 2020 and included

SUBMITTER: Boustedt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8526466 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature