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Caesarean delivery and risk of developing asthma in the offspring
Author(s) -
Werner Anette,
RamlauHansen Cecilia Høst,
Jeppesen Simone K,
Thulstrup Ane Marie,
Olsen Jørn
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00150.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , caesarean section , caesarean delivery , odds ratio , offspring , cohort , cohort study , obstetrics , vaginal delivery , pregnancy , danish , medical record , pediatrics , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , biology
Aim: To evaluate the association between caesarean section and risk of developing asthma. Method: We evaluated this association in a Danish cohort, comprising of 11 147 mothers and their babies of which 7119 mother‐child pairs were included in the analyses. The mothers' reported asthma data on their children were linked to hospitalization records on mode of delivery. Results: The adjusted odds ratio for developing asthma was 1.11 (95% CI, 0.88–1.39) for caesarean sections versus vaginal births. Conclusion: We found no evidence that children being delivered by caesarean section have an increased risk of asthma.