From: Adiponectin levels in maternal serum and umbilical cord blood at birth by mode of delivery: relationship to anthropometric measurements and fetal sex
Mode of delivery
Serum adiponectin levels (μg/ml)
r
P
Vaginal delivery (n = 40)
Maternal adiponectin
0.42
0.007a
Umbilical cord blood adiponectin
Cesarean section(n = 35)
0.085
0.62a