C-Section Babies More Likely to Develop Infections in Early Childhood – MedPage Today

Babies born via cesarean section were hospitalized more often in early childhood for infection, compared with those delivered vaginally, an international study found.
With more than 7 million children included in the analysis, the hazard ratio for infection-related hospital visits was 1.10 (95% CI 1.09-1.12) for children delivered by C-section versus vaginal birth, reported Jessica Miller, PhD, of the Murdoch’s Children Research Institute and the University of Melbourne in Australia, and colleagues.
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