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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2021

Elective Caesarean Delivery Associated with Infant Hospitalisation for Intestinal But Not Respiratory Infection.

Kim S Betts, Ricardo J Soares Magalhães, Rosa Alati

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kim S BettsSchool of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia. k.betts@uq.edu.au.
Ricardo J Soares MagalhãesSpatial Epidemiology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia.
Rosa AlatiSchool of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Curtin University · AUUniversity of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe assessed the impact of caesarean delivery on offspring respiratory and intestinal infection.

methodsData were extracted from all live births (n = 429,058) occurring in the Australian state of Queensland between January 2009 and December 2015, and followed for 12 months. Births were categorised as either non-medically indicated caesarean or vaginal delivery and each offspring had a record (present/absent) of respiratory and intestinal infection hospitalisation for each month from birth to 12 months.

resultsInfants delivered by non-medically indicated caesarean were more likely to experience respiratory infection [OR = 1.51 (1.15, 1.99)] and intestinal infection [OR = 1.74 (1.19, 2.55)] than those born by vaginal delivery. In the propensity score weighted analyses the estimate for respiratory infection was similar but non-significant [OR = 1.52 (0.99, 2.31)], while the association with intestinal infection strengthened [OR = 2.21 (1.25, 3.89)]. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRATICE: Our findings provide strong evidence for a specific and clinically meaningful link between non-medically indicated caesarean delivery and infant intestinal infection.

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Cesarean SectionDelivery, ObstetricAustraliaFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantParturitionPregnancyElective caesarean sectionEpidemiologyIntestinal infectionMachine learningRespiratory infection

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PMID33230680
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