Association between Cesarean section and neurodevelopmental disorders in a Japanese birth cohort: the Japan Environment and Children's Study

• Main Authors: Taketoshi Yoshida (Author), Kenta Matsumura (Author), Takehiro Hatakeyama (Author), Hidekuni Inadera (Author), The Japan Environment, Children's Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The long-term effects of a Cesarean section (CS) birth on child neurodevelopment are of increasing interest. In this study, we examined the associations between mode of delivery and presence of neurodevelopmental disorders in toddlers. Moreover, given that the prevalence of sever...