In a message dated 12/1/2004 9:54:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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and not experiencing that compression is one of the problems
with  a C-sec, especially the mucus that is not compressed out of the
repiratory
system.
I am sorry but I cannot let this misinformation, now repeated twice, stand.
Although I also used to tell parents (based I what I was taught) that the
squeeze through the vaginal canal is helpful in removing fluid from the lungs, and
that was why C-S babies had more problems with "wet lungs" (TTN= transient
tachypnea of the newborm), it is simply NOT TRUE!  Even though it sounds
logical, there is absolutely no evidence behind it.  Research with animals shows that
there is no difference in lung fluid with vaginal vs C-S deliveries.

Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM
Neonatologist
Children's Hospital and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women
Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services
San Diego, CA
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