C-section babies don't come through the birth canal, so they have an edge in the looks department. Their heads come out nice and round because they don't get squeezed, and their faces don't get swollen like many babies delivered vaginally.
Babies born by Caesarean section have dramatically different gut bacteria to those born vaginally, according to the largest study in the field. The UK scientists say these early encounters with microbes may act as a "thermostat" for the immune system.
Babies who were born vaginally may have an elongated head or "cone head" due to pressure on the skull to fit through the birth canal; babies born by C-section will have a rounder head. You may notice changes in your baby's skin, limbs, genitals, stool and urine over the next few weeks.
This can result in an elongated or cone-shaped skull at birth — particularly if you had a long labor or a vacuum was used during delivery. You can expect your newborn to have a more rounded head within a few days. Babies born buttocks or feet first or by C-section are more likely to have round heads at birth.
“It takes a while for babies born through C-section to develop a normal microbiome. And during that time, while the immune system is also developing, they become more at risk for later developing certain diseases like asthma.
Indeed, the study by Smajlagic and colleagues observed that, compared to children born vaginally, children born by Cesarean section show lower intelligence quotient (IQ) score if they possess certain genetic variation within GRIN2A gene.
Children born by elective caesarean are calmer, researchers have found, exhibiting fewer behavioural and emotional problems than those born normally. They are much less likely to suffer from problems like anxiety, aggression and attention disorders, according to the Chinese study.
If you have a C-section, your baby will likely have a more rounded head. This is because they don't have to squeeze through a long, narrow exit. However, sometimes even babies born via a C-section may have slightly squeezed head shapes depending on position or whether you labored before delivery.
Starting at six weeks of age, however, C-section babies were consistently heavier than vaginally-born infants at almost all check-ins. That link was especially strong among children born to overweight mothers, Blustein and her colleagues report in the International Journal of Obesity.
Pressure inside the birth canal can cause blood to collect under your baby's scalp and cause swelling. This can make your baby's head look stretched out or lopsided. It doesn't usually cause bruising. It may take 1 or 2 weeks for the swelling to go away.
The C-section babies can display both irritability and increased likely hood of colic. Planned C-section babies are interestingly the most ratty and cranky babies I see. Scientific research absolutely confirms this showing that C-section deliveries cause a change to the friendly gut bacteria in the baby.
After your C-section, you might look like you're still pregnant. This is normal. Most women lose 13 pounds (6 kilograms) during birth, including the weight of the baby, placenta and amniotic fluid. During your recovery, you'll drop more weight as your body gets rid of excess fluids.
A C-section can also cause problems for babies, like breathing difficulties that need treatment in a newborn intensive care unit. Recovering after a C-section is also more difficult than after a vaginal birth. C-sections can also cause certain ongoing problems.
The bonds that tie a mother to her newborn may be stronger in women who deliver naturally than in those who deliver by cesarean section, according to a study published by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the October issue of Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
The results of a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry indicates that mothers who deliver their children via C-section are less responsive to their babies' cries than those who deliver naturally.
They might also lift your uterus partially out of your body while closing the uterine incision. In most c-sections, the bladder and intestines are moved aside so the ob-gyn can keep them safely out of the way while delivering the baby and repairing the uterine incision.
CS was significantly associated with increased infant weight loss compared with those born vaginally (p < . 001). Out of 686 healthy term infants, 53 lost >10% of their birthweight, with 77% of these infants born via CS. Of the infants who lost <10%, 36% were born via CS.
However, from the current medical evidence, most medical authorities do state that if multiple C-sections are planned, the expert recommendation is to adhere to the maximum number of three.”
Indeed, studies have shown that the more physicians are paid for C-sections relative to vaginal births, the higher the C-section rates become. And when these differentials are reduced, C-section rates decrease.
It can take 9-18 months before a baby's skull is fully formed. During this time some babies develop positional plagiocephaly. This means that there is a flat area on the back or side of the head.
It's likely to fix itself as your baby grows. This is because your baby's head shape will naturally change as their head grows and their gross motor skills develop. When your baby starts to spend less time on their back and more time on their tummy or sitting up, there'll be less pressure on the back of their head.
A vertical incision on the uterus causes less bleeding and better access to the fetus, but renders the mother unable to attempt a vaginal delivery (must have another repeat C-section) in the future.
The cesarean delivery group in cohort 1 showed significantly lower white matter development in widespread brain regions and significantly lower functional connectivity in the brain default mode network, controlled for a number of potential confounders.
Women who delivered by emergency c-section were found to have a higher proportion of breastfeeding difficulties (41 %), and used more resources before (67 %) and after (58 %) leaving the hospital, when compared to vaginal delivery (29 %, 40 %, and 52 %, respectively) or planned c-sections (33 %, 49 %, and 41 %, ...
The prevalence of maternal mortality and maternal morbidity is higher after CS than after vaginal birth. CS is associated with an increased risk of uterine rupture, abnormal placentation, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, and preterm birth, and these risks increase in a dose-response manner.