The number of Cesarean sections has only increased in the last 40 years around the world. However, this practice is associated with a higher risk of infectious complications for mother and child, compared to natural delivery.
Five researchers, including two from the National Institute of Health (Inserm), estimate that 28% of Caesarean sections performed in France could be avoided. In an article published by the journal ACTA, they explain having followed nearly 15,000 women for four years. The objective was to classify the caesarean sections observed in two categories: those that could be avoided and those that were considered inevitable, says Inserm.
A high risk of mortality
The conclusion leaves no room for doubt, more than a quarter could be avoided. According to Medicare, cited by The world, cesarean sections are responsible for a higher neonatal fetal mortality than during natural childbirth, as well as four times higher maternal mortality.
Among other things, the risk of obesity in children born by cesarean section is multiplied by 1.9 at the age of 12 years. In question, the lack of contact between the baby and the flora of the mucous membrane of the pelvic-genital tract of his mother during childbirth, while it plays an important role in the constitution of the initial intestinal flora of the new- not.
