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. 2020 Nov 19;17(11):e1003457.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003457. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Cesarean section and childhood infections: Causality for concern?

Gordon C S Smith  1
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Cesarean section and childhood infections: Causality for concern?

Gordon C S Smith. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In this Perspective, Gordon Smith discusses the findings of Miller et al, and the balance of risks and benefits associated with different modes of delivery.

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Conflict of interest statement

GS is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. GS reports grants and personal fees from GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Ltd., grants from Sera Prognostics Inc., nonfinancial support from Illumina, Inc., and personal fees from Roche Diagnostics, Ltd., outside the submitted work. In addition, GS has a patent for a novel predictive test for fetal size pending.

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