Association between Maternal Origin, Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Caesarean Section: A Nation-Wide Registry Study

Association between Maternal Origin, Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Caesarean Section: A Nation-Wide Registry Study

Aims: To explore the association between maternal origin and birthplace, and caesarean section (CS) by pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and length of residence. Methods: We linked records from 118,459 primiparous women in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway between 2013 and 2017 with data from t...

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Main Authors: Fatou Jatta, Johanne Sundby, Siri Vangen, Benedikte Victoria Lindskog, Ingvil Krarup Sørbye, Katrine Mari Owe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
caesarean section
delivery mode
maternal origin
maternal birthplace
pre-pregnancy BMI
migrant women
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/5938

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