Nature publishes the largest study ever conducted on the gut microbiota of newborns and the impact of delivery mode, with an analysis of 1,679 gut microbiota samples from almost 600 newborns and 175 mothers.
Any alteration in gut microbiota composition can have health consequences, with the appearance of conditions such as asthma or allergies.
New research studies relationships between oral and gut microbiome during early life
4 Oct 2018by GMFH Editing Team
A new study published in The ISME Journal studied the temporal maturation of the oral microbiome ecosystem and how it is affected by environmental factors in 90 children followed from birth to 7 years of age.
A synbiotic intervention in c-section-born infants may help emulate the gut environment observed in vaginally-delivered infants
3 Apr 2018by GMFH Editing Team
A new study has found that supplementation with galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium breve M-16V in c-section-delivered infants helps emulate the gut physiological environment observed in vaginally-born infants.
C-section might increase the risk for obesity through the gut microbiota
29 Nov 2017by Cristina Sáez
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, associate professor in the Department of Medicine of the New York University School of Medicine (NYU), has discovered that cesarean delivery can increase the risk of obesity via the gut microbiota.
Experts call for caution among parents who carry out vaginal seeding – if uncontrolled, it may place newborns in danger
20 Apr 2016by Cristina Sáez
María Gloria Domínguez-Bello and José Clemente published a new study in Nature Medicine in which they showed that they could modify the microbiota of babies born via C-section by exposing them to vaginal fluids.
Clinical implications of recent study exploring ‘microbial restoration procedure’ for caesarean-born infants
20 Apr 2016by Kristina Campbell
Mode of delivery is known to influence the microbiota composition of newborns. Vaginally-born infants develop a microbiota that resembles the mother's vaginal bacterial community, while those born by caesarean section (c-section) have a microbiota that more closely resembles adult skin.