Regional Caesarean Delivery Practices, the Maternal-Infant Microbiome, and Risk for Asthma

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2018 Aug;40(8):1061-1065. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.01.025. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Authors

Rebecca Entz¹, Usha Rai¹, Jordan Rycroft¹, Radha S Chari¹, Anita L Kozyrskyj²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB; Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB; Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB. Electronic address: kozyrsky@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 29887361
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.01.025

No abstract available

Keywords: Caesarean section; asthma risk; maternal infant microbiome.

MeSH terms

Asthma / epidemiology*
Asthma / etiology
Canada / epidemiology
Cesarean Section / adverse effects
Cesarean Section / statistics & numerical data*
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Microbiota
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Vagina / microbiology