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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend of mine recently told me that she read a study where scientists now think women go into labor once the baby's lungs are fully developed. When this happens, the lungs secrete a hormone that kick starts labor because the baby is fully ready to be born. When labor is induced, this hormone might not yet be present and although the baby might have no visible long-term ill effects, their lungs might just have been a little too immature and this makes them more susceptible to allergies later in life. I have no idea if that's true or not, but it was interesting to think about! It correlates with the rise in induced labors and allergies in children. Just food for thought. [/quote]

Now this is interesting. My third child was an induction and has multiple food allergies. My other two kids I went into labor on my own (and had unmedicated births) and they have no allergies. I always suspected that the induction might have had something to do with the allergies.[/quote]

Hmm...my FA child was a pitocin-augmented labor, not an outright induction.  Wonder if there would be a difference btwn an induction and an augmentation?[/quote]

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