Childhood abuse and caesarean section among primiparous women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
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).
Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, Norway. Mirjam.lukasse@ism.uit.no
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010298:Parity; D057240:Patient Preference; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D012919:Social Behavior; D055815:Young Adult