Predicted values and confidence intervals from 0 to 60 months, derived from the best-fit height-for-age (HAZ) models

Household Sanitary Conditions Modulate Associations between Birth Mode and Child Growth

Introduction Cesarean delivery is associated with childhood obesity in urbanized and sanitized environments, but this is not well-studied across broader epidemiologic settings. We examine birth mode, household conditions, and child growth in a Yucatec Maya farming community with limited sanitary infrastructure. We test the hypotheses that household infrastructure and epidemiologic conditions: (1) modulate associations between cesarean delivery…