Caesarean sections associated with risk of asthma
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 09:42
in Health & Medicine
Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 % increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally. Emergency Caesarean sections increase the risk even further. This is shown in a new study based on data from 1.7 million births registered at the Medical Birth Registry at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.