C-Section Births May Increase Risk Of Long-Term Health Problems.

reports that research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that newborns delivered by cesarean section have a greater likelihood of developing “obesity, asthma, and type 1 diabetes [T1D] when they get older.” A meta-analysis at the New York University School of Medicine examined 20 studies that showed that overall the rate of asthma increases to 9.5 percent, the rate of obesity increases to 19.4 percent and T1D occurs in 2.13 if every 1,000 infants born from C-section. Meanwhile, the rates for vaginal birth are 8.4, 15.8 and 1.79 per 1,000 infants respectively. Reuters (6/12, Rapaport) and MedPage Today (6/12, Walker) also cover the study. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/c-section-cesarean-births-child-health-problems-asthma-obesity-diabetes/