Effect of maternal height on the risk of caesarean section in singleton births: evidence from a large-scale survey in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examines the association of maternal height with caesarean section (CS) in India. It is hypothesised that maternal height has no significant effect on the risk of undergoing caesarean section.

Design

A cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative large-scale survey data (National Family Health Survey-4), conducted in 2015-2016.

Setting and participants

Analysis is based on 125 936 women age 15-49 years, having singleton live births. Logistic regression has been performed to determine the contribution of maternal height to the ORs of CS birth, adjusting for other exposures. Restricted cubic spline was used as a smooth function to model the non-linear relationship between height and CS. Height data were decomposed using the restricted

SUBMITTER: Marbaniang SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8734023 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature