Association between caesarean section delivery and obesity in childhood: a longitudinal cohort study in Ireland.
Gwinyai MasukumeFergus P McCarthyPhilip N BakerLouise C KennySusan Mb MortonDeirdre M MurrayJonathan O'B HourihaneAli S KhashanPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
At 6 months of age, children born by CS had a significantly higher BMI but this did not persist into future childhood. There was no evidence to support an association between mode of delivery and long-term risk of obesity in the child.