The long-term effects of birth by caesarean section: The case for a randomised controlled trial

Early Human Development

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 943-949

  Hyde, Matthew James ^a   Modi, Neena ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Blood pressure; Caesarean section; Diabetes; Early life programming; Metabolic syndrome; Parturition; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTITION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABOR; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL ETHICS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ASTHMA; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME;

EID: 84868651170     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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