New Study: Caesareans 'may harm lung growth'

[VeggieJoy]

I thought this was a great article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7137945.stm

[Kidzaplenty]

Very interesting article.

I especially liked these two quotes:

"Any research which reinforces the fact that Caesareans are not necessarily in the best interests of the baby is welcome."

"The decision to opt for a Caesarean section should not be taken lightly and should be based on good medical grounds,"

[MsElle07]

Good article, thank you!

[pampered_mom]

Fantastic article! Thanks for posting it.

[majormajor]

what i found interesting about the article (can't find the study, has anyone?) is that it found NO increased risk of breathing problems in babies sectioned after labor began (emergency sections). that would mean it's something about labor, and not the squeeze through the birth canal, that does the trick.

what i'd love to know is how many of the emergency c/s were induced. is the protective factor here simply being in labor, or is it going into labor on your own?

anyway, some GREAT news for any moms that need a section, but are able to wait for labor to start first!

[AidynElyMama]

Originally Posted by majormajor

what i found interesting about the article (can't find the study, has anyone?) is that it found NO increased risk of breathing problems in babies sectioned after labor began (emergency sections). that would mean it's something about labor, and not the squeeze through the birth canal, that does the trick.

what i'd love to know is how many of the emergency c/s were induced. is the protective factor here simply being in labor, or is it going into labor on your own?

anyway, some GREAT news for any moms that need a section, but are able to wait for labor to start first!

I would guess that it's simply being in labor, at least from my own experience. With DS we opted to induce, to try to avoid a section (DS was HUGE and with a tilted pelvic bone, they worried if he got much bigger he wouldn't fit). After 13 hours of labor, he indeed got stuck and I was whisked off to a section. At 37 weeks with DD, doctors became concerned about hypertension and so did an amnio to check lungs. Her lungs weren't mature enough, so I was sent home. Water broke and went into labor that same night, and so I was sectioned again (not emergency, just as a caution). I was all prepared for them to put her in NICU because we knew her lungs hadn't been ready, but she popped out wailing and has never had a problem since. I guess this might have something to do with it. Interesting study, thanks for posting.

[Storm Bride]

Originally Posted by majormajor

what i found interesting about the article (can't find the study, has anyone?) is that it found NO increased risk of breathing problems in babies sectioned after labor began (emergency sections). that would mean it's something about labor, and not the squeeze through the birth canal, that does the trick.

what i'd love to know is how many of the emergency c/s were induced. is the protective factor here simply being in labor, or is it going into labor on your own?

anyway, some GREAT news for any moms that need a section, but are able to wait for labor to start first!

I'm thinking it has more to do with the baby's readiness to be born than anything. As I understand it, an induction is only likely to result in real labour if the mom was getting close to it, anyway...

It's only anecdotal, but dd had some breathing issues as a newborn - nothing major, but definitely noticeable (the nurse said, "oh - that's common with c-section babies...funny how the doc who bullied me into a sudden scheduled repeat with scare stories and a refusal to listen never mentioned that). Of all my kids - all c-sections - she's the only one that had it, and the only one with whom I never had a single contraction.

[pampered_mom]

Originally Posted by Storm Bride

It's only anecdotal, but dd had some breathing issues as a newborn - nothing major, but definitely noticeable (the nurse said, "oh - that's common with c-section babies...funny how the doc who bullied me into a sudden scheduled repeat with scare stories and a refusal to listen never mentioned that).

: That was definitely my experience with ds as I never went into labor. I don't really remember at this point (three years out) if the doctor ever really explained this as a possibility - more likely than not she just glossed over it. It, however, didn't seem to surprise any of the hospital staff. In ds' case it wasn't severe enough to warrant a NICU stay, but we were separated for probably somewhere along 5 hrs.

[AstridS]

I had my first daughter at the hospital where that study was carried out! And I had my second daughter at home with a midwife who was on staff there. Here's a link to the study:
http://http://www.bmj.com/cgi/conten...d+Abstract(s)&

[AstridS]

Originally Posted by majormajor

what i found interesting about the article (can't find the study, has anyone?) is that it found NO increased risk of breathing problems in babies sectioned after labor began (emergency sections). that would mean it's something about labor, and not the squeeze through the birth canal, that does the trick.

what i'd love to know is how many of the emergency c/s were induced. is the protective factor here simply being in labor, or is it going into labor on your own?

anyway, some GREAT news for any moms that need a section, but are able to wait for labor to start first!

It has something to do with the adrenalin-like hormons that are released in early labor. I'm sorry, I heard about the study in Danish on the radio and I don't know the proper English terms. But I posted a link to the British Medical Journal resume of the study. It should be in there.

[majormajor]

thanks for the link!