Birth by caesarean section and school performance in Swedish adolescents- a population-based study

• Main Authors: Eileen A. Curran (Author), Louise C. Kenny (Author), Christina Dalman (Author), Patricia M. Kearney (Author), John F. Cryan (Author), Timothy G. Dinan (Author), Ali S Khashan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Our objective was to assess the impact of obstetric mode of delivery, and in particular birth by Caesarean section (CS), on school performance in adolescents using a large, population-based cohort. Methods We extracted data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register and National Sch...