Mode of birth and risk of infection-related hospitalisation in childhood: A population cohort study of 7.17 million births from 4 high-income countries.

Mode of birth and risk of infection-related hospitalisation in childhood: A population cohort study of 7.17 million births from 4 high-income countries.

<h4>Background</h4>The proportion of births via cesarean section (CS) varies worldwide and in many countries exceeds WHO-recommended rates. Long-term health outcomes for children born by CS are poorly understood, but limited data suggest that CS is associated with increased infection-rel...

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Main Authors: Jessica E Miller, Raphael Goldacre, Hannah C Moore, Justin Zeltzer, Marian Knight, Carole Morris, Sian Nowell, Rachael Wood, Kim W Carter, Parveen Fathima, Nicholas de Klerk, Tobias Strunk, Jiong Li, Natasha Nassar, Lars H Pedersen, David P Burgner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003429

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003429

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