Authors:
Moore HC, de Klerk N, Holt P, Richmond PC, Lehmann D.
Authors notes:
Arch Dis Child. 2011 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]
Keywords:
hospitalisation, bronchiolitis, infants, more common, elective caesarean delivery
Abstract
The authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by elective caesarean section. In view of increasing rates of elective caesarean delivery, this association warranted further investigation.
Media release: Caesarean link to respiratory infections in babies (31 October, 2011)