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Caesarean Section has no impact on lung function at the age of 15 years

Irene Brüske1, Zhengcun Pei1,2, Elisabeth Thiering1,3

  • 1Institute of Epidemiology I, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environment Health, Neuherberg, Germany.

Pediatric Pulmonology
|April 8, 2015
PubMed

Insights

Children born via Caesarean Section (C-Section) do not face a higher risk of asthma or impaired lung function by age 15. This large birth cohort study found no significant long-term respiratory health differences.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric respiratory health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Previous studies suggest a link between Caesarean Section (C-Section) and increased childhood asthma risk.
  • This study investigates the long-term impact of C-Section on respiratory health in adolescents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if delivery by C-Section affects adolescent lung function.
  • To assess the risk of asthma development by age 15 in children born via C-Section.

Main Methods:

  • A population-based prospective birth cohort of 1850 healthy, full-term newborns was followed.
  • Data on delivery mode, asthma, and spirometry at age 15 were collected.
  • Linear regression models analyzed associations between delivery mode and lung function.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant differences in lung function parameters were observed between adolescents born by C-Section and vaginal delivery.
  • The risk of developing asthma by age 15 was not elevated for children born by C-Section (OR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.57, 1.33).

Conclusions:

  • Caesarean Section delivery was not associated with impaired lung function in adolescence.
  • This study found no increased risk of asthma at age 15 for children born via C-Section in this cohort.
Abstract

Keywords:
C-Sectionasthmalung function

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