Caesarean Birth Might Increase Allergy Risk
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Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to suffer food allergies and diarrhea during their first 12 months of life, compared to babies born vaginally.
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Suffering from some kinds of allergy as a child could increase the risk of developing blood cancer in later life, a new study suggests.
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Babies born by caesarean are nearly three times more likely to die in the first month than those born naturally, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - What a woman eats during pregnancy may influence the odds that her child will develop allergies, a new study hints.
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Clues about childhood asthma and allergies may be contained in umbilical cord blood, says a study in the latest issue of Thorax. The findings suggest that high levels of
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Blood from a baby&#39;s umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, scientists say.
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What a woman eats during  pregnancy may influence the odds that her child will develop  allergies, a new study hints.
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A Caesarean delivery more than   triples a woman's risk of dying in childbirth compared to a   vaginal birth, according to a new study from France.
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NEW YORK  - When women who have diabetes or  are overweight become pregnant, they have an increased  likelihood of having to undergo a cesarean delivery, according  to a new report.
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A study of more than 30,000 women who had previously delivered a baby by Caesarean section found that a subsequent vaginal delivery slightly increased the risk of an adverse outcome for the baby
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Findings from a new study  suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,  perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly  susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome  (IBS) later in life.
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Researchers say mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy increase their babiesâ risk of developing colic. The new studies show nicotine may increase blood levels of a protein that affects digestion -- resulting
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NEW YORK  - Some women who get epidural anesthesia during childbirth may have difficulty with breastfeeding in the short- and long-term, a new study suggests.
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Smoking during pregnancy is  known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with  a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a  study published Tuesday suggests.
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Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - A new study confirms that weight gain during pregnancy affects the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, and suggests that both race and a history of preterm birth seem to influence the association.
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Children who smoke are almost  four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't  smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked  while pregnant with them, a new study shows.