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Dec 2, 2008 4:13 pm US/Pacific

Study Finds Caesarian Birth Increases Asthma Risk

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Dr. Kim Mulvihill, M.D.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Children who were born by c-section were 80 percent more likely to develop asthma in the study.
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A new study adds evidence that babies born by caesarian section are more likely to develop asthma.

Swiss researchers followed nearly 3,000 newborns for 8 years and discovered that children who were born by c-section were 80 percent more likely to develop asthma compared to those born vaginally.

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