Association between Cesarean section delivery and increased risk of childhood Kawasaki disease

CONCLUSION: In conclusion, this study identified a potential association between Cesarean section delivery and a higher risk of Kawasaki disease during six-to eighteen months of the prospective birth cohort in Taiwan.PMID:38097429 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2023.12.006

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - December 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chih-Fu Wei Mei-Huei Chen Ching-Chun Lin Meng-Shan Tsai Yueliang Leon Guo Shio-Jean Lin Mei-Hwan Wu Wu-Shiun Hsieh Pau-Chung Chen Source Type: research