Scientists find a link between delivery mode and susceptibility to respiratory infections in the first year of life, regardless of maternal antibiotics
12 Dec 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Research on gut microbiota development during early life may has been masked by maternal antibiotics during labor. New findings show that C-section-associated gut microbiota at one week of life may predispose infants to respiratory infections in the first year, regardless of intrapartum antibiotics.