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

<h4>Background</h4>Several studies reported an association between Caesarean section (CS) birth and childhood obesity. However, there are several limitations in the current literature. These include an inability to distinguish between planned and emergency CS, small study sample sizes an...

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Main Authors: Gwinyai Masukume, Ali S Khashan, Susan M B Morton, Philip N Baker, Louise C Kenny, Fergus P McCarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223856