Journal article
Forceps birth delivery, allergic sensitisation and asthma: a population‐based cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Studies indicate an increased risk of allergies among children born by caesarean section, possibly because immune development is altered by avoiding exposure to maternal vaginal flora. It is unknown if other obstetric interventions are associated with allergies.
OBJECTIVE: To assess associations between delivery with forceps assistance and development of atopy and asthma.
Authors
Hancox RJ; Landhuis CE; Sears MR
Journal
Clinical & Experimental Allergy, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 332–336
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2013
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04058.x
ISSN
0954-7894