Mode of delivery and short-term infant health outcomes: a prospective cohort study in a peri-urban Indian population

Table 2 The association between mode of delivery and infant health outcomes at 6 month follow-up in the LIFE study, adjusting for pre-delivery maternal factors

	≥1 outcome at 6 months (Diarrhea, difficulty breathing, or respiratory infection)		Comorbid diarrhea and respiratory infection at 6 months
	Unadjusted RR (95% CI)	Weighted^a aRR (95% CI)	Unadjusted RR (95% CI)	Weighted^a aRR (95% CI)
Cesarean vs Vaginal delivery	0.88 (0.77–1.01)	0.89 (0.76–1.03)	0.91 (0.52–1.62)	1.08 (0.58–2.04)

^aVariables incorporated in weight: pre-pregnancy BMI, parity, education; first trimester prenatal vitamin use, diagnosis of feet swelling during third trimester, unable to perform regular duties due to illness/injury during third trimester, prenatal vaginal bleeding; age at delivery, and one or more labor and delivery complications

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