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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2021

Delivery Mode and Child Development at 20 Months of Age and 7 Years of Age in the Republic of Seychelles.

Alexis Zavez, Sally W Thurston, Matthew D Rand, Daniel W Mruzek, Tanzy Love, Tristram Smith, Conrad F Shamlaye, Edwin van Wijngaarden

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Alexis ZavezDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA. Alexis_Zavez@urmc.rochester.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-0457
Sally W ThurstonDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Matthew D RandDepartment of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Daniel W MruzekDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Tanzy LoveDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Tristram Smith *Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Conrad F ShamlayeMinistry of Health, Victoria, Republic of Seychelles.
Edwin van WijngaardenDepartment of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.

Funding

VISUAL INDICES OF NEUROTOXICITYP30ES001247 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Sally W Thurston · 1985 to 2026
$42.8M
TOXICITY OF METHYL MERCURY IN A FISH EATING POPULATIONR01ES010219 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI VAN WIJNGAARDEN, EDWIN · 2000 to 2019
$11.8M
TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES BIOSTATISTICST32ES007271 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Sally W Thurston · 1992 to 2026
$3.9M
Postnatal Methylmercury Effects on NeurodevelopmentR03ES027514 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI THURSTON, SALLY W, VAN WIJNGAARDEN, EDWIN · 2017 to 2018
$154k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES001247NIEHS NIH HHS P30-ES01247NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES010219NIEHS NIH HHS R01-ES010219NIEHS NIH HHS R03 ES027514NIEHS NIH HHS R03-ES027514NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007271NIEHS NIH HHS T32ES007271
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Abstract

objectiveTo determine if cesarean delivery is adversely associated with child neurodevelopment as measured at 20 months and 7 years.

methodsIn a prospective cohort study (n = 1328) in the Republic of Seychelles, we examined the association between mode of delivery and 22 measures of child neurodevelopment spanning multiple domains: cognition, executive and psychomotor function, language development, behavior, scholastic achievement, and social communication. Using multivariable linear regression, we evaluated the relationship between delivery mode (Cesarean/vaginal delivery) and each developmental outcome, while controlling for relevant covariates including child sex and age, maternal age, maternal IQ, whether both parents lived with the child, and Hollingshead socioeconomic status.

resultsAt 20 months, children born via cesarean delivery had slightly higher scores (β = 0.11, 95% confidence interval: 0.00, 0.21) on the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised Positive Affectivity/Surgency subtest, a measure of infant temperament, as compared to vaginal delivery. Delivery mode was not associated with any of the 7-year developmental outcomes. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Our study does not support the notion that cesarean delivery is associated with child neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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Cesarean SectionChild DevelopmentChildDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansInfantPregnancyProspective StudiesSeychellesCesarean sectionCognitive developmentLanguage developmentVaginal delivery

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PMID34609706
PMCPMC8610017

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