Video: Study: Babies at risk after C-sections

>> now to important medical news for pregnant women . contrary to popular belief, a new study shows there are certain health risks for babies delivered by c- section . nbc's krif medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman is here with more. this is a study in smaller, pre-term babies .

>> this study looked at c- section risks to infants. we talked a lot about c- section risks to moms in the past. they looked at babies who weren't growing as quick also as doctors would have liked. the conventional wisdom has been, get the babies out and we'll treat them in an icu. they found that there was a 30% increase in complications. complications like difficulty breathing . difficulty feeding. difficulty in temperature control. these are classic and jaundice, which is a real problem in pre-term babies . but if you look beyond that, beyond the pre-term babies , the babies who weren't growing quickly enough and you start to look at maybe 37, 38 weeks, there's an increased belief now that the longer babies stay in the womb, up to 40 weeks, the better the outcome for the baby.

>> we talked about the short-term health inpact. could there be long-term impacts?

>> no doubt. long-term impacts include the breathing problems can turn into asthma later in life. in the last few weeks of a pregnancy, that's when the lungs and the brain are really developing. so developmental problems. cerebral palsy , learning disabilities , all of those things become compounded if a baby is taken out prematurely. i think we have to look at a societal change. the rates of c- section are going up in this country. one reason may be invitro fertilization and multiple births . one part of it is women trying to put delivery into their own schedules. and you've heard this topic --

>> or doctors.

>> sometimes, yes. too posh to push, i don't want the pain, please just let me do c- section . you have to remember, the ultimate outcome should be a healthy baby.

>> a lot of women who have had c-sections want to know, does this mean that they have to have a c- section the second time?

>> the great majority of women can safely have a regular vaginal birth afterwards, it's called a v-back. vaginal birth after section .

>> dr. nancy snyderman , thank you so much.

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