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Table 1 Distribution of delivery modes in various gestational ages among children

From: Elective caesarean section on maternal request prior to 39 gestational weeks and childhood psychopathology: a birth cohort study in China

Children with various gestational weeks

Delivery mode

Vaginal delivery (n = 1148)

ECS with medical indications (n = 1154)

ECS on maternal request (n = 693)

Emergency caesarean section (n = 324)

< 39 weeks (n = 920)

307/33.4

392/42.6

153/16.6

68/7.4

39–40 weeks (n = 2040)

720/35.3

652/32.0

483/23.7

185/9.1

≥41 weeks (n = 359)

121/33.7

110/30.6

57/15.9

71/19.8