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Cesarean Section or Natural Childbirth? Cesarean Birth May Damage Your Health

Hongyan Chen1,2, Dingliang Tan3

  • 1School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

Frontiers in Psychology
|March 9, 2019
PubMed

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Cesarean birth may negatively impact a child's psychological health, affecting sensory perception and development. Further research is needed to refine methods and explore interventions for reducing unnecessary Cesarean sections.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cesarean birth rates are rising globally, raising concerns.
  • Understanding the long-term psychological effects on children is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing literature on Cesarean section's impact on child psychological health.
  • To identify research gaps and suggest future directions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies examining Cesarean birth and child psychological outcomes.
  • Analysis of research methodologies, content, and subject groupings.

Main Results:

  • Cesarean birth is associated with potential adverse effects on sensory perception, sensory integration, and neuropsychiatric development.
  • The infant-mother relationship may also be impacted.
  • Current research has limitations in methodology and subject classification.

Conclusions:

  • Cesarean birth may pose risks to children's psychological well-being.
  • Improved research methods, broader scope, and refined subject groupings are necessary.
  • Further investigation into neural mechanisms and interventions is recommended to reduce unnecessary Cesarean births.

Keywords:
Cesarean sectionchildrennatural childbirthneural mechanismspsychological aspects

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