The most recent research is implicating inductions in the rise in asthma as
well. During a cesarean, as much as lack of exposure to gut flora plays a
role in the risk of developing asthma, so does the suppression of normal
catecholamine response. Most women today are not experiencing normal
catecholamine levels during birth, which typically rise during transition
and trigger the fetus ejection reflex (first noted by Niles Newton) as well
as the clearing of fluid from the lungs after birth. Catecholamines surge in
the infant when he experiences head compression, shifting blood supply to
the essential organs and protecting him from the normal drop in oxygen
supply. W/o a normal catecholamine rise, the baby is at greater risk of
oxygen deprivation. I really encourage you to read Sarah Buckleys' book:
"Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering". She does this topic far more justice than
anyone. BTW, Marshall Klauss says that catecholamines amplify the fourth
stage of consciousness in the infant as well (quiet alert). 




Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC

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