C-Section or Natural Birth - Impact on Mother's Reaction to Baby's Cries - (CHL)

The New York Times's Well blog reports on an interesting study that suggests that women who have C-section births react differently to their baby's cries than women who give birth naturally. More specifically, the study found that

"the cry of a woman’s own baby triggered significant responses in several parts of the brain related to sensory processing, empathy, arousal, motivation, reward and habit-regulation. The effect was greatest in the brains of women who had delivered vaginally compared to those women who delivered their babies by C-section."

The implication of the research is that C-section births might result is delays in attachment to the newborn child and increased risk of postpartum depression.