Effect of caesarean section on brain maturation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1416-1422

  Kapellou, Olga ^a  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain development; Brain maturation; Caesarean section

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CESAREAN SECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MICROFLORA; MORBIDITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054017646     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02427.x     Document Type: Review

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