ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2022
Long-term effects of caesarean delivery on health and behavioural outcomes of the mother and child in Bangladesh.
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- Mechanistic Pathways Underlying Breastfeeding Challenges Following Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis comparing different ultrasound detection methods to accurately assess wound healing and scar formation after caesarean section.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with maternal complications of caesarean delivery in Rwanda: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Incidence of Uterine Cesarean Scar Niche After Cesarean Delivery and Assessment of Its Risk Factors.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of the Effective Dose of Intrathecal Ropivacaine for Cesarean Section.Cureus · 2025Review
- Prediction of caesarean section birth using machine learning algorithms among pregnant women in a district hospital in Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- A Retrospective Analysis of the Robson Classification Implementation in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Serbia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The effect of propranolol on cesarean section rate in prolonged labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Cesarean delivery on child health and development in Japanese nationwide birth cohort.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Caesarean section delivery and its associated factors in Ghana: A multilevel analysis.PloS one · 2025Article
- From one birth to the next: how cesarean section affects maternal physical activity and health in later pregnancy-A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Impact of normal vs. caesarean deliveries on child nutritional status and mortality in India: insights from NFHS-5 data.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Evidence-Based Strategies to Minimize Unnecessary Primary Cesarean Sections: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation for Rh-Negative Pregnant Women Undergoing Cesarean Sections.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2024Article
- Severe Complications of Uterine Dehiscence Post-Lower Segment Cesarean Section: A Case Report Emphasizing the Importance of Timely Diagnosis and Intervention.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- Validity and reliability of Turkish pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery questionnaire.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Article
- A Collaborative Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in Cesarean Delivery.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Global increased cesarean section rates and public health implications: A call to action.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedically unnecessary caesarean section (CS) is now an ongoing concern worldwide including in Bangladesh. This intensifies the occurrence of adverse maternal and child health outcomes. We investigated the associations of CS with some basic health and behavioural outcomes of the mothers and their children in Bangladesh.
methodsWe conducted a community-based case-control study from May to August 2019. A total of 600 mother-child dyads were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, 300 of them had CS, and 300 had vaginal delivery (VD) in their most recent live births. The exposure variable was the mode of delivery, classified as 1 if mothers had CS and 0 if mothers had VD. The outcome variables were a group of health and behavioural problems of the mothers and their children. Multivariate or multiple logistic regression model, separately for each health and behavioural outcome, was used to determine the effect of exposure variable on outcome variable after adjusting for possible confounders.
resultsThe mean age and weight of mothers were 25.1 years and 53.1 kg, respectively. Likelihoods of headache, after delivery hip pain, problem of daily activities, and breastfeeding problem were reported higher among mothers who had CS in their most recent live birth than mothers who had VD. Similarly, children who were born through the CS operation were more likely to report breathing problem, frequent illness, lower food demand and lower hours of sleeping.
conclusionThe use of CS increases the risks of health and behavioural problems of the mothers and their children. Policies and programs to avoid medically unnecessary CS and increase awareness over its adverse effects are important.
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