Associations of caesarean section with body mass and waist circumference trajectories from age 2 to 13 years: A nationally representative birth cohort study in Australia.
CONCLUSIONS: C-section birth significantly increases the risk of having an accelerated obesity trajectory in children. Limiting the C-section for absolute clinical causes and early institution of preventive approach can reduce the obesity burden among children delivered through C-section.
PMID: 33403832 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Begum T, Fatima Y, Perales F, Anuradha S, Mamun A Tags: Pediatr Obes Source Type: research
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