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> The process would be safer (and less painful) if the path mimicked a caesarean section, with the baby exiting through the navel. Prenatal development researc

> The process would be safer (and less painful) if the path mimicked a caesarean section, with the baby exiting through the navel. Prenatal development research posits that natural birth is a required “early training experience” and that a lack or disruption of that collaboration between mother, environment and (already conscious) baby during pregnancy and during birth (like cesarean) may result in various psychological deficiencies/difficulties later in life. See eg. The Emotional Ramifications of Being Born in a Cesarean Delivery (2017) https://birthpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/liVQo7B5-2.pdf https://birthpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/liVQo... Cesarean childbirth and psychosocial outcomes: A meta-analysis. (1996) https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-05270-009 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-05270-009

cogman10 6mo ago
I'm sorry, first link is from an organization dedicated to this fringe theory. Second link is pretty dated and I wonder if more recent studies back this finding.
- 47282847 6mo ago
  Chen, H., & Tan, D. (2019). Cesarean section or natural childbirth? Cesarean birth may damage your health. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 351. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00351 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00351 Orovou, E., Antoniou, E., Zervas, I., & Sarantaki, A. (2025). Prevalence and correlates of postpartum PTSD following emergency cesarean sections: Implications for perinatal mental health care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychology, 13, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02344-5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02344-5 Shen, X.-Y., Wang, J., Zhang, W.-N., Zhao, M., Ju, J., Li, X.-Y., Lu, Q., Wang, B., & Zou, L.-P. (2021). Cesarean section due to social factors affects children’s psychology and behavior: A retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, Article 586957. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.586957 https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.586957 Hemminki, E. (1991). Long term maternal health effects of caesarean section. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 45(1), 24–28. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.45.1.24 https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.45.1.24 Handbook of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology: Integrating Research and Practice Editors: Klaus Evertz, Ludwig Janus, Rupert Linder https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41716-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41716-1 Publisher Springer Cham 2020

cogman10 6mo ago

I'm sorry, first link is from an organization dedicated to this fringe theory. Second link is pretty dated and I wonder if more recent studies back this finding.

47282847 6mo ago
Chen, H., & Tan, D. (2019). Cesarean section or natural childbirth? Cesarean birth may damage your health. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 351. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00351 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00351 Orovou, E., Antoniou, E., Zervas, I., & Sarantaki, A. (2025). Prevalence and correlates of postpartum PTSD following emergency cesarean sections: Implications for perinatal mental health care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychology, 13, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02344-5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02344-5 Shen, X.-Y., Wang, J., Zhang, W.-N., Zhao, M., Ju, J., Li, X.-Y., Lu, Q., Wang, B., & Zou, L.-P. (2021). Cesarean section due to social factors affects children’s psychology and behavior: A retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, Article 586957. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.586957 https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.586957 Hemminki, E. (1991). Long term maternal health effects of caesarean section. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 45(1), 24–28. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.45.1.24 https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.45.1.24 Handbook of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology: Integrating Research and Practice Editors: Klaus Evertz, Ludwig Janus, Rupert Linder https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41716-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41716-1 Publisher Springer Cham 2020