Cesarean section and risk of childhood leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: CS would increase the risk of childhood lymphoblastic leukemia. It is worth noting that subgroup analyses shows that elective CS rather than emergency CS increases the risk of lymphoblastic leukemia in offspring.
PMID: 32048234 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP - February 10, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jiang LL, Gao YY, He WB, Gan T, Shan HQ, Han XM Tags: World J Pediatr Source Type: research