The health benefits of a vaginal birth

Hannah Dahlen is a practising midwife and a Professor at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University.

She says that the rates of cesarean births in Australia are higher than recommended by the World Health Organisation and that the benefits for a baby born vaginally are profound and still being uncovered.

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