Stress and Ease of Birth Interventions May Shape Baby’s Life

Birth interventions affect how babies develop throughout their lives

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Medical and surgical intervention during birth continues to rise in much of the world.

Nearly 1 in 3 women who give birth in the United States have a caesarean section and around 50 percent have their labor induced or augmented—sped up with synthetic hormones.