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Cesarean birth and brain development Dying neurons (black) in the hippocampus of a newborn mouse. Previous studies have reported behavioral and cognitive differences between children delivered vaginally versus by cesarean section (C-section), suggesting that birth mode affects brain development. However, medical complications, altered birth timing, and maternal factors associated with...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Tags: In This Issue This Week in PNAS Source Type: research