Health outcomes up to 5 years in children born as a second child after a previous caesarean section in a first pregnancy: a Swedish population-based register study between 1999 and 2015.

Summary: If a mother had a C-section for her first baby, what is the safest way to deliver her second baby? A large study in Sweden looked at over 94,000 second-born children to find out. They tracked the children's health up to age 5. The researchers found that babies born by a second C-section had higher chances of having asthma, allergies, and developmental issues compared to babies born naturally. The study concludes that natural birth after a past C-section seems to be the best choice for the long-term health of the child.