Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children

Jane Sandall; Rachel M. Tribe; Lisa Avery; Glen Mola; Gerard H.A. Visser; Caroline Homer; Deena L. Gibbons; Niamh Kelly; Holly Powell Kennedy; Hussein Kidanto; Paul Taylor; Marleen Temmerman

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31930-5

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MedicineCaesarean sectionPregnancyMicrobiomeAsthmaAtopyLow birth weightIncidence (geometry)ObstetricsPediatricsImmunologyBioinformaticsBiology

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 392
Issue: 10155
Pages: 1349-1357
Citations: 1258
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                                    Jane Sandall, 
                                
                                    Rachel M. Tribe, 
                                
                                    Lisa Avery
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 392
                            (10155)
                            , 1349-1357.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31930-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31930-5