Summer-Born Babies Are Likely To Become Healthier Adults — Health News

Women who were born during the summer are healthier as adults, according to new research. Also, as they transit to puberty and then adulthood, they grow taller than babies born during colder months.

Researchers found the month which baby girls were born affected birth weight and year of puberty.

In the past, researchers have linked winter month births to a higher risk of health problems later in life, including slower growth, mental illness and even premature death.

The researchers believe the extra sunlight and therefore more Vitamin D in the second trimester of pregnancy is the reason for the difference between winter born and summer born babies.

The scientists think it has something to do with pregnant mothers being exposed to more sunshine and giving their unborn babies a boost of vitamin D.

No correlation was seen between birth month and adult BMI.

Previous studies have shown that the season had an influence on weight and height. He added that their research has linked seasonality and its measurable effect on development and health of human beings, but as to “how”, this means another study.

The data of the subjects came from UK Biobank study, one of UK’s major provider of national health resource data given to volunteers as a tool for studying diseases.

Babies with a weight less than 5.5 pounds at the time of birth are at higher risk of being prone to infection in the first few months.

Babies born in the summer are more likely to be heavier at birth, taller as adults and healthier overall, a study at Cambridge University has found. Both of these factors have been shown to have a direct impact on the health and well-being of women as they become adults. Yet, while we cannot control our birth months, there are other factors that we can control such as vitamin D intake in mothers.

Despite the findings, lead report author Dr John Perry said: “We need to understand [the] mechanisms [of the patterns identified in the study] before our findings can be translated into health benefits”.

In a press release, the researchers reported that they looked at whether birth months affect birth weight, puberty onset, and adult height, and arrived at the aforementioned characteristics. And we hope that our results will encourage to continue the path towards further work on taking vitamin D at the beginning of life and its effects on puberty and health.