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    Natural vs. Caesarean Delivery: Which Method Results in Higher IQ For Newborns?

    Natural vs. Caesarean Delivery: Which Method Results in Higher IQ For Newborns?


    April McCarthy
    PreventDisease.com
    Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:11 CDT



    The incidence of caesarean sections has risen dramatically in the past decade due to mostly convenience for doctors and patients. However, sometimes convenience comes at a cost. Vaginal births trigger the expression of a protein in the brains of newborns that improves brain development and function in adulthood, a new study has revealed.

    An increasing number of women, including some first-time mothers, are requesting a C-section, even when it's medically unnecessary. The medical profession is only happy to oblige. It's much faster and it's scheduled.

    Most women are unaware that babies born by elective C-section are much more likely to develop health problems that many newborns who are delivered naturally do not experience. The babies may miss out on critical hormonal and physiological changes during labour which help babies develop.

    A Danish study examining 34,000 deliveries suggests babies born by C-section were up to four times more likely to have respiratory problems than those born naturally.

    A recent study also showed that caesarean born babies are also at double the risk of becoming obese children as those delivered naturally.

    Women who have their first child by caesarean are also more likely to have placenta-related problems in their second pregnancy, research suggests.

    For the latest study, Yale School of Medicine researchers found that this protein expression is impaired in the brains of offspring delivered by C-sections.

    The team, led by Tamas Horvath, the Jean and David W. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Research and chair of the Department of Comparative Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, studied the effect of natural and surgical deliveries on mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in mice.

    UCP2 is important for the proper development of hippocampal neurons and circuits.

    This area of the brain is responsible for short- and long-term memory. UCP2 is involved in cellular metabolism of fat, which is a key component of breast milk, suggesting that induction of UCP2 by natural birth may aid the transition to breast feeding.

    The researchers found that natural birth triggered UCP2 expression in the neurons located in the hippocampal region of the brain.

    This was diminished in the brains of mice born via C-section. Knocking out the UCP2 gene or chemically inhibiting UCP2 function interfered with the differentiation of hippocampal neurons and circuits, and impaired adult behaviors related to hippocampal functions.

    "These results reveal a potentially critical role of UCP2 in the proper development of brain circuits and related behaviors," Horvath said.

    "The increasing prevalence of C-sections driven by convenience rather than medical necessity may have a previously unsuspected lasting effect on brain development and function in humans as well," Horvath added.

    The study was recently published in PLoS ONE.

    April McCarthy is a community journalist playing an active role reporting and analyzing world events to advance our health and eco-friendly initiatives.
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner



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    Dangerous Due Date: High C-section rate has some doctors concerned

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the total U.S. cesarean delivery rate reached a high of 32.9 percent of all births in 2009, rising 60 percent from the recent low of 20.7 percent in 1996.

    The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)developed clinical guidelines for reducing the occurrence of non-medically indicated cesarean delivery and labor induction before 39 weeks.

    ACOG advises improvements in perinatal care: changes in hospital policy to disallow elective delivery before 39 weeks and education of the public.

    CBS4 spoke with Dr. Mary Abernathy, of St. Vincent Womens Hospital, about some of the many drivers of C-sections.

    “Weight can be an issue,” according to Dr. Abernathy, “because the more a mom weighs, the more the likelihood that she might have labor dystocia- her labor either stalls out or we can’t get her into a good labor pattern. Larger women tend to have larger babies, so that can contribute to that as well. When a patient stalls out, it’s probably different, and we need to be a little bit more patient. So we’re now being given more time before we call or say she needs to be delivered by C-section.”

    Epidurals can lead to C-sections as well.

    “We have come to realize, by having an epidural, we probably need to increase the time that we allow her to have a normal labor and delivery.”

    Certainly, the cost of C-sections is higher than vaginal deliveries. On average, C-sections cost around $15,800 . Natural childbirth is around $9,600

    One study by Dr. Erika Cheng of the IU Medical Center found a number of women get bad information regarding the size of their baby. In fact, Dr. Cheng found 30 percent are told their babies are getting quite large, when in fact they may be normal size.

    “We also found, among these women, there are higher rates of labor induction, use of pain medications during labor and delivery and more requests for C-section delivery," said Dr. Cheng.

    Continual monitoring of fetal heart rate can lead to increased C-sections, according to Dr. Abernathy.

    Convenience for doctors is a factor as well.


    Read more: http://cbs4indy.com/2016/05/02/dange...ors-concerned/
    “The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner



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