With so many women following a fine tuned schedule of juggling family, work, and recreation, it’s not surprising to see the rise in planned caesarean births. This choice may be convenient for mom, dad, and doctor, but what about the bab?

Yes, a natural birth is stressful for the baby, but studies show it is healthy for the baby. A little over 5% of planned vaginal delivered babies will be transferred to the neonatal ICU with nearly 10% of planned caesarean delivered babies born ending up there. Lung complications also increase with the planned caesarean delivered babies.

Babies have fewer risks with planned vaginal deliveries.

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