The research, conducted by the Finnish paediatrician Erika Isolauri and to be presented in Sydney tomorrow, shows that exposure to bacteria in a vaginal delivery can help a child maintain a healthy weight later in life.
About 30 per cent of NSW babies are delivered by caesarean, a figure the government seeks to reduce to 20 per cent by 2015. About one in four children in the state are either overweight or obese.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/health/csection-babies-at-higher-risk-of-obesity-20120317-1vc22.html#ixzz1pUYCaOef
