ArticleEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2023
Cesarean section and parenting stress: Results from the Japan Environment and Children's Study.
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- Caesarean section may be associated with suspected motor developmental delay at 3 years of age in the Japan Environment and Children's Study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association between mode of delivery and early neurodevelopment: A prospective birth cohort study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Association between Cesarean section and neurodevelopmental disorders in a Japanese birth cohort: the Japan Environment and Children's Study.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccumulating evidence suggests a long-term health risk of cesarean section for the mother and child, but few studies have examined the link between cesarean section and parenting stress. Here, we examined this association by exploiting a large dataset.
methodsParticipants were 65,235 mothers participating in the Japan Environment and Children's Study, an ongoing nationwide birth cohort. Outcome variables were parenting stress assessed as total score and subscale scores (representing the difficult child, parental distress, and spouse factors) on the Japanese 19-item version of the Parenting Stress Index Short Form (J-PSI-SF). Exposures were the mode of delivery, the timing of the J-PSI-SF assessment (1.5, 2.5, and 3.5 years postpartum), and the interaction between them. Multivariate regression analysis was used to calculate adjusted
resultsThe J-PSI-SF total score was higher in the cesarean section group than in the vaginal delivery group (adjusted
conclusionsCesarean section was associated with higher parenting stress, especially in relation to the difficult child factor. Our results highlight the importance of paying particular attention to the mental health of both mother and child in the case of cesarean section.
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