Especially
with planned cesarean, some babies will inadvertently be delivered prematurely.1 Babies born even slightly before they are ready may experience breathing and breastfeeding problems.21 One to two babies per 100 will be
cut during the surgery.33 Studies comparing elective cesarean section or cesarean section for reasons unrelated to the baby
with vaginal birth find that babies are 50 % more likely to have low Apgar scores, 5 times more likely to require assistance
with breathing, and 5 times more likely to be admitted to intermediate or intensive care.4 Babies born after elective cesarean section are more than four times as likely to develop persistent pulmonary
hypertension compared
with babies born vaginally.17 Persistent pulmonary
hypertension is life threatening.
This week a meta - analysis of seven studies involving a total of 6,250 subjects in the American Journal of
Hypertension found no strong evidence that
cutting salt intake reduces the risk for heart attacks, strokes or death in people
with normal or high blood pressure.