Natural childbirth boosts babies’ immune system

NATURAL childbirth can help boost newborn babies’ immune system, an Irish study has found.

Research at the Coombe Women’s Hospital in Dublin, led by Dr Eleanor Molloy, has revealed that childbirth has a significant impact on boosting babies’ natural defence system against disease and infections.

Earlier this year Dr Molloy published evidence which proved that the stress of labour also boosted a woman’s immune system to respond after giving birth, thus helping protect against infection after delivery.