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Caesarean section increases diabetes risk
Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20% higher risk than those delivered normally of developing type 1 diabetes. A meta-analysis by Northern Irish researchers examined 20 published observational studies from 16 countries including around 10,000 children with type 1 diabetes and over a million control children. They found a 20% increase of developing the disease in children born by Caesare ...
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