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Long-term risks and benefits associated with cesarean delivery for mother, baby, and subsequent pregnancies: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Cesarean birth rates continue to rise worldwide with recent (2016) reported rates of 24.5% in Western Europe, 32% in North America, and 41% in South America. The objective of this systematic review is to describe the long-term risks and benefits of cesarean delivery for mother, baby, and subsequent pregnancies. The primary maternal outcome was pelvic floor dysfunction, the primary baby outcome was asthma, and the primary subsequent pregnancy outcome was perinatal death.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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PLoS medicine
Volume
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15
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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e1002494
ISSN Number
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1549-1277
URL
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http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002494
DOI
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10.1371/journal.pmed.1002494
Short Title
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PLoS Med
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