Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Study Dr. Amy Doesn't Want Mothers To Read

There is a Dr. on the internet touting elective c-sections at 39 weeks as being best for babies' health. I doubt this MD would want women to know of a recent study, albeit small, that shows C-section(s) reduce mother's response to baby.

The author of the above article states:

When U.S. researchers looked at functional MRI brain scans taken up to a month after mothers gave birth and heard their own babies' cries, they found more activity in areas linked to motivation and emotion among the six who had vaginal deliveries compared with six who had caesarean sections.

This study and a study I mentioned last week support the belief that vaginal birth, as God created it, is best for babies.... and mothers.

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