Open AccessAssociation between cesarean delivery types and obesity in preadolescence
Author(s) -
Alexandra R. Sitarik,
Suzanne Havstad,
Christine Cole Johnson,
Kyra Jones,
Albert M. Levin,
Susan V. Lynch,
Dennis R. Ownby,
Andrew Rundle,
Jennifer K. Straughen,
Ganesa Wegienka,
Kimberley J. Woodcroft,
Germaine Jia Min Yong,
Andrea E. CassidyBushrow
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/s41366-020-00663-8
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , obesity , anthropometry , body mass index , breastfeeding , obstetrics , relative risk , childhood obesity , pregnancy , prenatal care , demography , confidence interval , underweight , vaginal delivery , population , pediatrics , overweight , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , sociology , biology , genetics
The association between mode of delivery and childhood obesity remains inconclusive. Because few studies have separated C-section types (planned or unplanned C-section), our objective was to assess how these subtypes relate to preadolescent obesity.