Caesarean delivery and anaemia risk in children in 45 low ‐ and middle‐income countries

In conclusion, there was no evidence for an association between CD and anaemia in children younger than 5 years in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Our conclusions were consistent when we looked at only countries with CD rate >15% with data stratified by individual‐level wealth status and type of health facility of birth.

Source: Maternal and Child Nutrition - October 1, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Calistus Wilunda, Satomi Yoshida, Marta Blangiardo, Ana Pilar Betran, Shiro Tanaka, Koji Kawakami Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research