Table 3.
Studies on the consequences of cesarean sections in the People’s Republic of China
| Title | Author | Year | Study type | Data source | Outcome | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects of caesarean section on neonate umbilical cord blood plasmin and immunologic factors | Fu51 | 2005 | Case control | Hospital-based | Clinical | Chinese |
| Risk and protective factors of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm babies in Wuhan, China | Rong52 | 2012 | Case control | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Vertical transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis in Chongqing China | Yu82 | 2009 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Determinants of intrapartum fetal death in a remote and indigent population in China | Wen83 | 2004 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Trends in live births in the past 20 years in Zhengzhou, China | Han18 | 2010 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Venous thromboembolism in pregnant Chinese women | Chan84 | 2001 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Peripartum hysterectomy between 2009 and 2010 in Sichuan, China | Chen55 | 2013 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Morbidity and risk factors for surgical site infection following cesarean section in Guangdong Province, China | Gong85 | 2012 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | English |
| Analysis on the complications of caesarean section | Cai53 | 2010 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Clinical | Chinese |
| Influence of different delivery modes on postpartum hemorrhage in low-risk women | Jiang54 | 2012 | Case control | Hospital-based | Clinical | Chinese |
| Prevalence and related factors of urinary incontinence among Hebei women of China | Wu86 | 2011 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Clinical | English |
| Prevalence and risk factors of overactive bladder syndrome in Fuzhou Chinese women | Zhang87 | 2006 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Clinical | English |
| Prevalence and risk factors of lower urinary tract symptoms in Fuzhou Chinese women | Zhang88 | 2005 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Clinical | English |
| Prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence in Fuzhou Chinese women | Song89 | 2005 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Clinical | English |
| Risk factors of obesity in preschool children in an urban area in China | Zhou58 | 2011 | Case control | Population-based | Child | English |
| A national epidemiological survey on obesity of children under 7 years of age in nine cities of China, 2006 | Li90 | 2008 | Case control | Population-based | Child | Chinese |
| The impact of cesarean delivery on childhood autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | Song91 | 2008 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Child | Chinese |
| Effects of cesarean section on temperament, behavior and intelligence in preschool children | Huang92 | 2004 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Child | Chinese |
| Study of impact on infant neuropsychological development labored in different delivery modes | Zhang93 | 2008 | Retrospective cohort | Hospital-based | Child | Chinese |
| Caesarean delivery, caesarean delivery on maternal request and childhood overweight: a Chinese birth cohort study of 181,380 children | Li57 | 2013 | Retrospective cohort | Population-based | Child | English |
| The impacts of caesarean delivery and natural childbirth on infants’ development | Ou94 | 2002 | Retrospective cohort | Hospital-based | Child | Chinese |
| Caesarean delivery on maternal request and childhood psychopathology: a retrospective cohort study in China | Li56 | 2011 | Retrospective cohort | Population-based | Child | English |
| The association between cesarean delivery on maternal request and method of newborn feeding in China | Liu61 | 2012 | Retrospective cohort | Population-based | Child | English |
| Characterization of immunocompetent cells in human milk of Han Chinese | Jin55 | 2011 | Cross-sectional | Hospital-based | Maternal | English |
| Polymorphisms of SLC30A2 and selected perinatal factors associated with low milk zinc in Chinese breastfeeding women | Qian60 | 2012 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Maternal | English |
| Does delivery mode affect women’s postpartum quality of life in rural China? | Huang96 | 2012 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Maternal | English |
| Effects of caesarean section on maternal health in low risk nulliparous women: a prospective matched cohort study in Shanghai, China | Wang97 | 2010 | Prospective cohort | Hospital-based | Maternal | English |
| Cesarean section and postpartum depression in a cohort of Chinese women with a high cesarean delivery rate | Xie63 | 2011 | Prospective cohort | Hospital-based | Maternal | English |
| Breastfeeding following caesarean section in Zhejiang Province: public health implications | Qiu62 | 2008 | Prospective cohort | Hospital-based | Maternal | English |
| Giving birth at a health-care facility in rural China: is it affordable for the poor? | Long37 | 2011 | Cross-sectional | Population-based | Structural | English |