Pre-pregnancy body mass index and caesarean section in Andean women in Peru: a prospective cohort study

• Главные авторы: Giuliana Sanchez-Samaniego (Автор), Daniel Mäusezahl (Автор), Stella Maria Hartinger-Peña (Автор), Jan Hattendorf (Автор), Hector Verastegui (Автор), Günther Fink (Автор), Nicole Probst-Hensch (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background During the last two decades, Caesarean section rates (C-sections), overweight and obesity rates increased in rural Peru. We examined the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and C-section in the province of San Marcos, Northern Andes-Peru. Methods This is a pro...