Delivery by cesarean as a risk factor for excessive neonatal weight loss.

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https://doi.org/10.61651/rped.2024v76n2p1a1-8

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Risk factor, Caesarean section, Newborn, Weight loss

Abstract

Objective: Determine if cesarean delivery is a risk factor for excessive weight loss in neonates at the Belén Hospital in Trujillo. Materials and methods: Case­-control study, where neonates of both sexes participated, born at the Belén Hospital in Trujillo in hospital discharge condition, during January 2019 to December 2023. Results: It was observed that 61.4% (35) of neonates born by cesarean section experienced excessive weight loss, while only 38.6% (22) of those born vaginally had this condition. After adjusting the results for maternal age and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), cesarean section was found to be significantly associated with a higher risk of excessive weight loss, with an adjusted OR of 2.37 (95% CI 1.20 ­ 4.67) and a p­value of 0.013. Additionally, both maternal age and exclusive breastfeeding showed significant associations with excessive weight loss, with p­values of 0.034 and 0.010, respectively. Conclusions: Cesarean delivery is a risk factor for excessive neonatal weight loss, adjusted for maternal age and exclusive breastfeeding.

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Reyshell Aniceto Villaueva, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego. Trujillo Perú.

Médico cirujano.

Víctor Peralta Chávez, Hospital Belén de Trujillo, Ministerio de Salud, Trujillo, Perú.

Especialista en Pediatría, Jefe de UCI Neonatal del departamento de Neonatología del Hospital Belén de Trujillo. 

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2024-08-31

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Aniceto Villaueva R, Peralta Chávez V. Delivery by cesarean as a risk factor for excessive neonatal weight loss. Rev Peru Pediatr [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Sep. 19];76(2):1a1-8. Available from: https://pediatria.pe/index.php/pedperu/article/view/532

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Vol. 76 Num. 2 (2024)

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