- shorter hospital stay, less postnatal pain, quicker recovery
- earlier and closer contact with the newborn, faster onset of lactation
- less blood loss, lower risk of complications (infection, injury to internal organs, thrombosis)
- no scar on the uterus for future pregnancies/births
- greater likelihood of a subsequent vaginal birth
- better postnatal adaptation of the newborn
- better immunity in the baby, natural gut microbiome
- lower risk of allergies, asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes and lactose intolerance in the child
| - perineal and pelvic floor injuries during birth, with possible consequences for pelvic floor stability (prolapse, incontinence)
- labour pains
- risk of foetal trauma during passage through the birth canal (abrasions, swelling of the head, haematomas, clavicle fractures)
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