The Possible Contribution of being Born by Cesarean Section to Developing Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Later Life

Anibal Faúndes; Laura Miranda; Silvana Ferreira Bento

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1731381

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia / RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics, Table of Contents

CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2021; 43(06): 487-489
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731381

Letter to the Editor

The Possible Contribution of being Born by Cesarean Section to Developing Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Later Life

A possível contribuição do nascimento por cesariana para o desenvolvimento do excesso de peso infantil e da obesidade na vida posterior

Anibal Faúndes

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

²Campinas Centre for Research in Human Reproduction (Cemicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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Laura Miranda

²Campinas Centre for Research in Human Reproduction (Cemicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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Silvana Ferreira Bento

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

²Campinas Centre for Research in Human Reproduction (Cemicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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