Saher Jabeen
University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
Title: Caesarean section can cause lymphoblastic leukemia: Factors affecting caesarean section deliveries in Punjab: A multivariate analysis using logistic regression model
Biography
Biography: Saher Jabeen
Abstract
The rate of caesarean section is increased drastically around the world which can cause blood cancer like acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in babies delivered by caesarian. An increased risk of childhood ALL after prelabour cesarean delivery is a potential mechanism only if this associated with causal, maladaptive immune activation due to an absence of stress response before birth in children born otherwise not. The present article examined the behavior and trend of C-section with respect to socio-economic factors like maternal age, education, wealth index, the area of residence, place of delivery and antenatal care. It is about 24 % which exceed the recommended rate of the World Health Organization (WHO). The C-section deliveries increased from 17.6% to 24% according to the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey of 2011-2014. The study concluded that socio-economic factors are highly associated with C-section. The study found that the trend of C-section is high in urban areas.