New study: Babies born by caesarean section may develop heart disease and obesity
New study: Babies born by caesarean section may develop heart disease and obesity
New study: Babies born by caesarean section may develop heart disease and obesity
A new study has found an association between caesarean section and higher risks of cardiovascular disease and obesity in babies born this way.
The team behind the study, which was published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, used data from the Australian Children’s Longitudinal Study to analyze health outcomes for the children born.
Dr. Yaqut Fatimah, from the Mortoponi Center for Rural and Remote Health at James Cook University, stated that the study conducted by her team found results proving that children born by caesarean section are more likely than others to suffer from cardiovascular diseases.
She also confirmed, according to “Medical Express”, that there is a direct relationship between caesarean section and weight gain and obesity in children at the age of ten, while Dr. Tehmina Begum of the University of Queensland attributed the association of caesarean section with these diseases to two reasons.
“There is an altered bacterial load since cesarean section compared to vaginal delivery,” Begum said, adding that this altered microbial ecosystem obstructs the gut-brain axis, and releases some pathogenic toxins that cause metabolic damage.
It is likely that fetal stress resulting from physiological or pharmacological stimulation during cesarean section will also have an impact on the health of the future born child and increase the likelihood of contracting these diseases.
