Health Viewpoints
Cesarean section (C-section) deliveries in the United States made up more than 30 percent of all births in 2021. An important distinction between babies born by C-section and those born naturally is a lack of bacterial exposure to their mother’s vaginal and fecal microbiome. This lack of exposure stifles the development of their gut microbiome, which leads to an increased probability they will suffer from a wide variety of ailments, including increased infections, diabetes, arthritis, obesity, allergies, asthma, and autoimmune disease.
