Caesarean section and children's health

A quasi-experimental design

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4267035
AutoresJessica Polos (0000-0002-3710-3471, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Jason M Fletcher (0000-0001-8843-0563, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Jason Fletcher (0000-0002-4760-7200, University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Año2019
Volumen73
Número3
Páginas353-368
Fecha de publicación2019-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.2019.1624810
PMID31271341
OpenAlexW2954516493
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas56

The prevalence of inflammatory child health conditions-such as asthma, eczema, and food allergy-and their associated costs have increased rapidly over the last 30 years. While environmental factors likely underpin these increases, recent studies explain only a fraction of the trend and rely on associational methods. Caesarean (or C-) section rates increased dramatically in the period of interest, and this method of delivery is an understudied environmental factor linked to child health outcomes via the gut microbiome. We fuse 22 years of birth cohort data from the United States National Surveys of Children's Health with C-section rates from the National Vital Statistics System generated for subgroups based on state, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and birth year. Then, we model the effects of C-section on rates of asthma, eczema, and food allergy using a quasi-experimental fixed effects design. We find that C-section significantly predicts food allergy, with qualitatively significant implications

Allergy · Asthma · Biology · Caesarean section · Environmental health · Food allergy · Pregnancy · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Immunology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Pediatrics