Delivery Mode and Child Development at 20 Months of Age and 7 Years of Age in the Republic of Seychelles.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if cesarean delivery is adversely associated with child neurodevelopment as measured at 20 months and 7 years.

Methods

In a prospective cohort study (n = 1328) in the Republic of Seychelles, we examined the association between mode of delivery and 22 measures of child neurodevelopment spanning multiple domains: cognition, executive and psychomotor function, language development, behavior, scholastic achievement, and social communication. Using multivariable linear regression, we evaluated the relationship between delivery mode (Cesarean/vaginal delivery) and each developmental outcome, while controlling for relevant covariates including child sex and age, maternal age, maternal IQ, whether both parents lived with the child, and Hollingshead socioeconom

SUBMITTER: Zavez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8610017 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature