No Obvious Impact of Caesarean Delivery on Childhood Allergic Outcomes: Findings From Australian Cohorts

Abstract

Z Liao, KE Lamb, D Burgner. Arch Dis Child. 2020;105(7):664–670 To assess associations between cesarean delivery and the development of childhood asthma, eczema, and impaired lung function. The study included data from two contemporary population-based, longitudinal studies of allergic diseases in Australian children, HealthNuts ( n = 3135) and Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC, n = 3654), at age 6–7 years old and lung function data from LSAC’s Child Health CheckPoint ( n = 1502) at age 11–12 years old. Parent-reported data on delivery mode at baseline and child’s current asthma and eczema were extracted from HealthNuts and LSAC …