caesarean

Undisclosed risks of caesarean births: childhood obesity before age 5 and asthma for the newborn child

February 10, 2018 -

Posted by Zoey Sky

(Natural News) While most women are considering giving birth by caesarean section (C-section), not many of them are aware that infants born via this procedure “are 50 [percent] more likely to be obese before the age of five.” A review looked into the long-term risks of C-sections by examining 79 large scientific studies, and findings determined that […]

in: Children's health, Health, Infant's health, Infertility, Pregnancy, Women's health

The science of remedies: Baking soda found to encourage natural labor, saving women from the dangers of a C-section, according to new research

January 31, 2018 -

Posted by Zoey Sky

(Natural News) According to a recent study, bicarbonate of soda (also known as baking soda,) “helps women avoid Caesarean-sections.” The findings of the study, which were published in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, revealed that baking soda dissolved in water can help at least 17 to 20 percent of women to give birth naturally if they […]

in: Health, Pregnancy, Remedies, Women's health

Likelihood of caesarean birth found to be inherited: Causes of obstructed labor often get passed on, circumventing natural selection

December 8, 2017 -

Posted by Jhoanna Robinson

(Natural News) Women who were born via caesarean section are more likely to also give birth via caesarean section, concluded an international team of scientists including Michaela Pavlicev of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Human Genetics) and evolutionary biologists at the University of Vienna in a study that was published in PNAS. According to […]

in: Health, Obesity, Women's Fitness, Women's health