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Caesareans increase child obesity risk by 50%

9 years ago

Migraine sufferers could prevent the misery of severe headaches by staying at a healthy weight.

Babies who are born by caesarean are 50 per cent more likely to be obese before the age of five, research has found. They are also more likely to suffer asthma during childhood, while their mothers face greater threat of future miscarriage and infertility.

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