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Maternal height and risk of caesarean section in singleton births in Sweden—A population-based study using data from the Swedish Pregnancy Register 2011 to 2016

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  • Ingrid Mogren
  • Maria Lindqvist
  • Kerstin Petersson
  • Carin Nilses
  • Rhonda Small
  • Gabriel Granåsen
  • Kristina Edvardsson

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Caesarean section (CS) has short and long term adverse health consequences, and should therefore only be undertaken when necessary. Risk factors such as maternal age, maternal body mass index (BMI) and fetal weight have been extensively investigated in relation to CS, but the significance of maternal height has been less explored in Sweden. The aim was to investigate the significance of maternal height on risk of CS in a representative, population-based sample from Sweden, also taking into account confounders. Data on singleton births in the Swedish Pregnancy Register 2011 to 2016 were collected, including women with heights of 140 cm and above, constituting a sample of 581,844 women. Data were analysed with epidemiological and biostatistical methods. Mean height was 166.1 cm. Women born outside Sweden were significantly shorter than women born in Sweden (162.8 cm vs. 167.1 cm, p

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  • Ingrid Mogren & Maria Lindqvist & Kerstin Petersson & Carin Nilses & Rhonda Small & Gabriel Granåsen & Kristina Edvardsson, 2018. "Maternal height and risk of caesarean section in singleton births in Sweden—A population-based study using data from the Swedish Pregnancy Register 2011 to 2016," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-21, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0198124
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198124
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