Caesarean delivery is associated with an absolute increase in the prevalence of overweight in the offspring: The SENDO project.

Laura Moreno-GalarragaAndrea Romanos NanclaresLorena García-BlancoCristina Esteve CornejoBorja Domingo CardenalMiguel A Martínez-GonzálezNerea Martín-Calvo

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)

Caesarean delivery was associated with an 8% absolute increase in the risk of overweight/obesity that is very unlikely explained by residual confounding.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
physical activity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
risk factors
high fat diet
quality improvement
adipose tissue