C-Sections Aren’t Causing Autism

Why you shouldn’t worry too much about the scary headlines

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This week must have been a terrifying one for anyone who is pregnant or thinking about having kids. Not just because pregnancy sometimes seems to be one long list of things that can go wrong, no; this week we’ve added yet another fear to the agenda.

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According to news sources around the world, Caesarean sections — or C-sections — are not just serious surgical procedures designed to safely deliver babies, they are causing autism as well.

It’s a pretty scary thing to hear, especially when you consider that many people have C-sections because they have to — either their own life is at risk, or the baby is in trouble. It’s also just another thing to add to the already-lengthy list of issues that mums are expected to feel guilty about — don’t eat soft cheese, don’t drink, and heaven forfend you choose to have pain relief during one of the most physically traumatic experiences of your life lest your baby be forever scarred.

Fortunately for expecting mums everywhere, the headlines were wrong.