Caesarean section provokes overweight in the child in the future
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Lately in obstetrics, more and more operations have been performed on cesarean section, which are increasingly done at the request of a woman, and not according to medical indications.
Scientists are concerned about this trend and believe that for a caesarean section, good reasons are necessary and it is not worthwhile to conduct such an operation only at the whim of women, as this may affect the child's future health. Experts in their earlier works have already proven the fact that naturally born children have stronger immunity, because they receive important bacteria necessary for the development of the body's defenses, passing through natural birth canals, in particular, vaginal lactobacilli, which protect the newborn from microbes, for example, staphylococci.
In the modern world, according to some data in China, 60% of operations for artificial delivery are performed, in Brazil - 50%, in England every third child is born as a result of artificial delivery. As previous studies have shown, in children who have been born with cesarean, in the future the likelihood of developing diseases such as asthma and diabetes mellitus is increasing.
According to a new study in which experts analyzed data from about 40,000 pregnant women from 10 different countries, children who were born with caesarean section were more likely to be overweight than those that were born naturally.
In some cases, cesarean section is the only way that can save the life of both mother and child. However, according to experts, every woman should know about the risks that the operation represents.
In the Royal College of London, the group of experts, in addition to the risks that are directly related to surgery, allocate an increased risk of obesity in adulthood in children born in this way. According to scientists, "artificially" born children are 26% more likely to have extra pounds than children who have appeared in a natural way. According to experts, the whole thing is in certain mechanisms that accompany the birth process. First of all, in children born in different ways, the intestinal microflora differs, as a result, it can lead to negative consequences. When a child is born naturally, a compression process takes place, in which the genes responsible for the metabolism are activated.
As the authors note, there is no certainty that it is the caesarean section that provokes excess weight in children, and it is possible that other factors that were neglected could have affected this.
In addition, specialists often observe in children born with Caesarean section hearing problems in the first three days of life. This is due to the fact that the newborn in the ear accumulates fluid, which becomes the cause of temporary deafness of the child.
Therefore, women who are preparing for cesarean section should be prepared for the fact that their newborn baby is unlikely to pass the first ever hearing test, but after 3 to 4, in the overwhelming majority of cases, a second test shows favorable results.
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