✨ Curious about how C-section deliveries may affect your child’s immunity?

Whether you're a first-time parent or already navigating the early years, understanding how birth delivery methods can influence your child’s health is important. 👩‍⚕️ This May, ask Dr. Alison Snodgrass, Consultant Paediatrician from Parkway East Paediatric Clinic, anything you’ve been wondering about your child’s immunity, especially related to C-section deliveries. 🗓️ Question collection is open from April 28 to May 12 💬 Drop your question in the comments below, no question is too small! Let’s learn together as a community 💛 Brought to you by AptaAdvantage Club * This is a platform for sharing of expert medical advice. It is not a substitute for in-person care. Parents who have further concerns or specific questions about their child’s health are strongly encouraged to consult their healthcare provider for personalized guidance.

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I gave birth via CS. I always see this video on socmed about activating the baby’s spine as it was not activated during c-sec delivery. And it will affect baby’s health. How true is that? The doctor in the video claimed about some study re this “neck or spine activation”.

Dr Alison Snodgrass

5mo ago

Caesarean delivery lacks the natural compression and movement of the infant's spine that occurs during vaginal delivery, which is important for extrauterine adaptation. Special characteristics of the baby's skull and spine, such as dehiscence of the cranial sutures, laxity of tissues and their elasticity, as well as incomplete ossification make natural vaginal delivery possible without damage to the baby's spine. A certain degree of perinatal stress is also beneficial during childbirth, as it increases the synthesis of cortisol and catecholamine in the infant’s blood; these are hormones of great importance for the achievement of pulmonary maturity and for the adaptation of the circulatory system to extrauterine life

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