Is caesarean delivery associated with childhood general obesity but not abdominal obesity in Iranian elementary school children?
Our results suggest that Caesarean delivery is adversely associated with general childhood obesity, but not abdominal obesity. This provides support for recommending vaginal births, unless contraindicated. Further research in large populations is required to confirm these findings.
Ex vivo bowel wall shear wave speed measurements increase when transmural intestinal fibrosis is present.