Having a C-section is related to difficulties with conceiving
Research from the University of Bergen reveals a bidirectional relationship between cesarean sections and fertility challenges, suggesting women with conception difficulties are more likely to have C-sections, and vice versa.
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Previous studies have shown that women who have had a C-section tend to have more problems conceiving a baby than ones who have had normal, vaginal birth.
Researcher Yeneabeba Sima explains that traditional inter-pregnancy interval measurements "cannot distinguish between voluntary and involuntary delay in getting pregnant."
The study examined 42,379 participants and found that "women with a prior C-section had a 10% decreased chance of conceiving their next pregnancy during a given menstrual cycle compared with those who had prior vaginal deliveries."
Conversely, among 74,025 participants, researchers discovered that "women who took one year or longer to conceive were 21% more likely to be delivered by C-section, as compared with women who spent less than 12 months trying to conceive."
Sima suggests that "maternal stress might be one reasonable explanation connecting challenges in conceiving and an elevated risk of labor difficulties, ultimately leading to a higher likelihood of C-section."
The research indicates that "the observed reduced ability to conceive after C-section may be linked to underlying maternal conditions not registered in our data or not yet clinically emerged."