ReviewFrontiers in psychology2019
Cesarean Section or Natural Childbirth? Cesarean Birth May Damage Your Health.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Infant gut microbiota following cesarean section in the Middle East: a multidisciplinary expert consensus based on a targeted narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and predictors of caesarean deliveries at the Tamale teaching hospital in Northern Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- From one birth to the next: how cesarean section affects maternal physical activity and health in later pregnancy-A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Modified neuroimmune processes and emotional behaviour in weaned and late adolescent male and female mice born via caesarean section.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of normal vs. caesarean deliveries on child nutritional status and mortality in India: insights from NFHS-5 data.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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- [Effect of the Spinning Babies Program on Birth Outcomes and Satisfaction during Labor: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial].Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2024Article
- Mode of delivery alters sensitivity to thermal and chemical stimuli in adult rats: An experimental study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2024Article
- RNA-Sequencing Reveals Gene Expression and Pathway Signatures in Umbilical Cord Blood Affected by Birth Delivery Mode.Phenomics (Cham, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of delivery mode on admission to neonatal intensive care unit in healthy singleton pregnancies.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Article
- Midwives' Perception Regarding Conditions Influencing the Implementation of the Natural Childbirth Promotion Program in Iran: A Qualitative Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2023Article
- Physical Activity, Gut Microbiota, and Genetic Background for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Lockdown babies: Birth and new parenting experiences during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa, a cross-sectional study.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives · 2022Article
- Impact of gestational age on risk of cerebral palsy: unravelling the role of neonatal morbidity.International journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- The Effect of Oketani Breast Massage on Successful Breastfeeding, Mothers' Need for Breastfeeding Support, and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: an Experimental Study.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2021Article
- Association between cesarean section and sensory integration dysfunction in preschool children: a prospective cohort study.Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2021Article
- Association of gestational weight gain with cesarean section: a prospective birth cohort study in Southwest China.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Application of natural shoulder delivery combined with free position delivery in maternal delivery.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Is the delivery mode a critical factor for the microbial communities in the meconium?EBioMedicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
The increasing popularity of Cesarean birth has become a social concern in many countries. This paper reviews the literature on the effects of Cesarean section on children's psychological health. The results show that Cesarean birth may have adverse effects on children's sensory perception, sensory integration ability, neuropsychiatric development, and the infant-mother relationship. However, there remain deficiencies in extant research methods, research content, subject groupings, and interpretation of research results. Future research should improve research methods, broaden the research content, and refine the grouping of children born by Cesarean section. The exploration of neural mechanisms is also needed, as well as research directed toward suggesting effective interventions to reduce unnecessary Cesarean sections.
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