The finding about the mode of delivery is consistent with a previous study in which mode of delivery was found to cause no deleterious effects on child development [ 29].
Studies provided insufficient evidence that the mode of delivery accounted for consistent differences in treatment effect.
Due to the small number of heterogenous studies reviewed, a consistent relationship between retention rates and the intervention mode of delivery, duration or intensity could not be found.
However, epidemiological studies investigating whether the risk of developing allergic conditions is associated with mode of delivery have not always produced consistent findings [ 6, 8].
In the Sr study, we again used injection as the mode of delivery, in order to maintain consistent doses in replicates over the 30-day study.
Siobhan et al. reported that there was no association between mode of delivery and HIV MTCT, which was consistent with our findings [ 21].
Overall, marital status, religion and education were not associated with any mode of delivery while maternal age was a consistent socio-demographic predictor for vaginal delivery or caesarean section.
Neither proBNP nor TnT concentrations in total were significantly associated with mode of delivery, gestational age at delivery, or birth weight, consistent with previous studies (10, 18).
Results from previous studies are not consistent, and as neonatal TH levels may depend on various factors such as birth weight, gestational age, and mode of delivery, it is important to consider the timing of sampling [ 17].
The lack of differential item functioning for mode of delivery in this study suggests that the nature of the latent construct appears to be consistent across methods of administration.
