Babies Delivered via Elective C-Section Run Risks of Breathing Problems
Filed in archive Childbirth , Medical Issues on January 2, 2008
Over the years, more and more women opt to deliver their children by Caesarian section for various reasons. Some want the convenience of knowing when they would deliver, and eliminate the possibility of frantic trips to the emergency room. Some perceive it as the safer option. Some of those who previously gave birth by C-section simply assumes that they can't give birth via vaginal delivery the next time around. And there are also some who simply don't want or fear going through normal delivery.
If you're opting for a C-section, you should know however that babies delivered via elective C-sections run carry up to a fourfold increased risk of breathing problems compared with babies delivered vaginally or by emergency Caesarean section.
2,687 infants were delivered by elective caesarean section. Compared with infants intended for vaginal delivery, infants delivered by elective caesarean section were found to have an increased risk of general respiratory problems.
This risk increased the earlier the caesarean was performed. A nearly fourfold increased risk was found at 37 weeks gestation, a threefold increase in risk at 38 weeks gestation, and a doubling of risk in infants delivered at 39 weeks gestation. Adjusting for maternal factors had little effect.
Although it is still unclear why, they believe that hormonal and physiological changes associated with labour are necessary for lungs to mature and that these changes may not be present in infants delivered by elective caesarean section.
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Link between Caesarean section births and an increased risk of Asthma may lie in the timing of the priming of the immune system: Caesarean delivery delays exposure to microbes.
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Overall, Children delivered by c-section were 79 % more likely to develop asthma than children born vaginally
Cesarean section rather than vaginal deliveries may raise the risk of childhood asthma and allergies by interfering with the child’s immune system development, according to a new study.
Researchers say previous studies have suggested that babies born via C-section are more likely to develop childhood asthma and allergies, but the reasons are unclear.
This study suggests that babies born via C-section have impaired immune cell function because of suppression of regulatory T cells, which regulate the development and function of the immune system.
Stress and process of labor itself or exposure to specific microbes through the birth canal in vaginal rather than C-section delivery may influence neonatal immune responses.
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