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- Title
Childhood abuse and caesarean section among primiparous women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
- Authors
Lukasse, M.; Vangen, S.; Øian, P.; Schei, B.
- Abstract
Please cite this paper as: Lukasse M, Vangen S, Øian P, Schei B. Childhood abuse and caesarean section among primiparous women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. BJOG 2010;117:1153–1157. We examined the association between a history of childhood abuse and caesarean section in the population-based Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Our sample consisted of 26 923 primiparous women with singleton pregnancies at term. Of all women, 18.8% (5060) had experienced any childhood abuse, 14.3% (3856) reported emotional abuse, 5.2% (1413) reported physical abuse and 6.4% (1730) reported sexual abuse. The proportion of caesarean sections before labour was not affected by any childhood abuse. Any childhood abuse was associated with a slightly increased risk of caesarean sections during labour (adjusted odds ratio 1.16; 95% CI 1.03–1.30).
- Subjects
CHILD abuse; CESAREAN section; PREGNANT women; PSYCHOLOGICAL abuse; SEX crimes; PHYSICAL abuse
- Publication
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2010, Vol 117, Issue 9, p1153
- ISSN
1470-0328
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02627.x