A procedure called vaginal seeding may help babies born via cesarean section develop healthy microbiomes, despite some health experts warning against the practice, according to NPR. 1. Babies who are ...

Babies born via cesarean section aren’t exposed to the suite of bacteria that populate their mothers’ birth canals, often an infants first exposure to the “good” bacteria that will populate their ...

Danielle Vukadinovich is sitting up in a hospital bed at the Inova Women's Hospital in Falls Church, Va., waiting to give birth. "I feel good, I'm excited!" says Vukadinovich, 35, of Annandale, Va., ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study found that babies born by C-section had 83% lower odds of developing eczema when their families participated in a 6-month gut health ...

While C-sections do cause an initial shift in a babys gut bacteria it is not a permanent health sentence Most changes are short-lived as the gut matures ...

A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

While more are having the procedure, some say it ruins the birthing experience. March 24, 2008— -- CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Tiffany Leibold cried when her doctor told her she needed to have a ...

When a fetus isn't growing as expected, doctors get worried. Often they decide to deliver a baby like that early by cesarean section, figuring it's the safer way to go. But C-sections aren't always ...

WASHINGTON — Sharing bacteria in the operating room normally is a no-no, but in a novel experiment, researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from their ...