剖腹产婴儿比自然生产婴儿易发胖.

　　研究显示，剖腹产婴儿在孩童期发胖的几率几乎是自然生产的婴儿的两倍。

　　Babies born by caesarean section are almost twice as likely to be overweight as children and teens, according to a new study.

　　After examining the health records of more than 10,000 British children, researchers found that surgically delivered 11-year-olds were 83 per cent more likely to be overweight compared to those born naturally。

　　The results of the study confirm previous research that also found a link between caesareans and childhood obesity。

　　Researchers believe that babies by natural childbirth are exposed to bacteria in the birth canal which helps regulate metabolism in later life。

　　The findings suggests the obesity epidemic could in part be driven by increasing rates of caesareans. The rate in England stands at one in four births, which totals more than 160,000 a year。

　　Health concerns often dictate whether a women undergoes surgical delivery, which can be life-saving for both mother and child, but in many cases there is no medical reason for the operation。

　　‘There may be long-term consequences [of caesareans] to children that we don’t know about,’ said lead researcher Dr Jan Blustein, from the New York University School of Medicine。

　　She said the extent of the obesity risk for children is ‘not great’ and should not be a factor when considering whether a women should have the operation for medical reasons。

　　据英国《每日邮报》报道，一项新的研究显示，剖腹产婴儿在孩童期发胖的几率几乎是自然生产的婴儿的两倍。

　　通过对一万多名英国孩子的健康表进行分析，研究人员发现，在11岁的孩子中，剖腹产孩子变胖的几率比自然生产的高出83%。

　　研究人员认为造成这一结果的原因是自然生产的孩子在产道内接触到的细菌有助于调节日后的新陈代谢，而时下肥胖患者增多与剖腹产手术增加有一定关联。

　　在英国，每四个新生儿中就有一个是剖腹产的，平均一年就有16万剖腹产婴儿。