> And many women have the procedure because they themselves are obese, which also influences their baby’s health.<p>So... we both know that obesity causes c-sections (per this very article) and that, whether due to nurture or nature, obesity runs in families (see the numerous sources for this you will find if you spend three seconds searching). It would thereby be shocking if children born by c-section somehow <i>weren't</i> more likely to be obese... like, that scenario wouldn't even make sense given what we already know. To do this and have it mean something requires you to randomly assign people to have a c-section.