Association of cesarean birth with prevalence of functional constipation in toddlers at 3 years of age: results from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS)

• Main Authors: Mari Nakamura (Author), Kenta Matsumura (Author), Yoshiko Ohnuma (Author), Taketoshi Yoshida (Author), Akiko Tsuchida (Author), Kei Hamazaki (Author), Hidekuni Inadera (Author), the Japan Environment and Children's Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The association between delivery mode and subsequent development of diseases is a growing area of research. Cesarean delivery affects the diversity of the microbiota in the infant gut, which may be associated with gastrointestinal disorders, including functional constipation, in...