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Caesarean section delivery and childhood obesity in a British longitudinal cohort study.

Gwinyai MasukumeAli S KhashanSusan M B MortonPhilip N BakerLouise C KennyFergus P McCarthy
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Infants born by planned CS did not have a significantly higher BMI or BF% compared to those born by normal VD. This may suggest that the association, described in the literature, could be due to the indications/reasons for CS birth or residual confounding.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • low birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • systematic review
  • body mass index
  • preterm infants
  • cross sectional
  • weight gain
  • pregnancy outcomes