Elective cesarean delivery and long-term cardiovascular morbidity in the offspring - a population-based cohort analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of cesarean delivery (CD) on offspring risk for long-term cardiovascular morbidity.

Study Design: A population-based cohort analysis was performed, including all singleton term deliveries occurring between 1991 and 2014 at a single tertiary medical center. A comparison was performed between children delivered via CD and those delivered vaginally.