Cesarean delivery on maternal request and common child health outcomes: A prospective cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cesarean delivery vs vaginal delivery was reported to increase the risks of childhood obesity, pneumonia, anemia, and neurobehavioral disorders, but few studies were able to deal with the confounding biases associated with medical conditions indicating cesareans. This prospective cohort study aims to investigate the associations of non-medically indicated cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) with these child health outcomes.

Methods

Among 17 748 liveborn infants whose mothers (primiparas) participated in a randomized controlled trial on micronutrient supplementation and pregnancy outcomes during 2006-2009 in 5 rural counties in Hebei Province, China, 6972 singletons born by full-term spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) and 3626 by CDMR were extracted for th

SUBMITTER: Si KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8878985 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature