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frazzled

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10. Women don't "opt" for C-sections

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #8)

Fri May 24, 2013, 10:46 PM

May 2013

Or 99% don't. When a C-Section is deemed necessary by an obstetrician, it's because the vaginal delivery isn't possible.

So if you can't even understand that basic fact underlying this issue, don't go giving lectures about correlation and causation. It doesn't sound as if you understand those concepts either.

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C-sections tied to child obesity [View all] bananas May 2013 OP

AH-HA AtheistCrusader May 2013 #1

Weird. Arugula Latte May 2013 #2

Blustein said studies haven't been able to prove whether C-section, itself, is a reason some babies Mass May 2013 #3

two C-section kids here, zero are obese. ileus May 2013 #4

Vaginal here; and Im fat as a whale NT.. Elmergantry May 2013 #5

Same here, for my one kid. tblue May 2013 #9

I have 4 kids - 3 c-sections 1 VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) laundry_queen May 2013 #17

Is this just correlation or is it causation? There's a difference. sakabatou May 2013 #6

"Linked to" in science journalism[sic] is pretty much always correlation Posteritatis May 2013 #13

"Tied to" = correlation. Brickbat May 2013 #7

We'll get a bunch of "Well I'm a vaginal/C-section birth" blah blah blah posts here alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #8

Women don't "opt" for C-sections frazzled May 2013 #10

My wife was given the option for our last two michigandem58 May 2013 #21

It really isn't that simple of diet for example my mother is only 4'6 and I like most males Arcanetrance May 2013 #22

That is strange. Zoeisright May 2013 #11

Here's an interesting factual: LeftInTX May 2013 #14

I had 2 c-sectioms Danmel May 2013 #23

I don't see where they controlled for income or access to health care or immigration/origin KurtNYC May 2013 #25

Wow, more big babies are delivered caesarian. A shocker...not. kickysnana May 2013 #12

Yep, that was my thought fugop May 2013 #20

I've read elsewhere that it's because vaginally delivered babies get a dose... renate May 2013 #15

My daughter was born by Ceasarian dipsydoodle May 2013 #16

Related to difference in intestinal biome? mainer May 2013 #18

interesting point. could also be the 'shock' of c-section delivery, it's fast. PTS, I read... Sunlei May 2013 #19

I was delivered via C-section, and I had a serious weight problem as a kid Chakab May 2013 #24