Journal article
Cesarean Delivery and Healthcare Utilization and Costs in the Offspring: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between cesarean delivery and healthcare utilization and costs in offspring from birth until age 7 years.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study of singleton term births in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia between 2003 and 2007 followed until age 7 years was conducted using data from the Nova Scotia Atlee Perinatal Database and administrative health data. The main exposure was mode of delivery …
Authors
MacLellan AN; Woolcott CG; Brown MM; Dodds L; McDonald SD; Kuhle S
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 209, , pp. 61–67.e2
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.02.031
ISSN
0022-3476