Source: BBC News
Women who have c-sections are 14% more likely to have a stillbirth in future than those giving birth naturally, say researchers.
And c-sections raised the chance of an ectopic pregnancy by 9%, according to a study of more than 800,000 Danish first-time mothers.
Prof Louise Kenny of University College Cork described the risks as “very low”.
Performing 3,000 caesareans would lead to one extra stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy, she said.
“Although these are rare outcomes, they are devastating for parents and healthcare providers,” Prof Kenny told BBC News.
“Therefore, we would advise women to avoid requesting a caesarean section when there is no medical indication to do so.”
Can someone please elaborate the medical term Stillbirth.
Still birth is the birth of an infant who has already died in the womb of the mother