Archives des microbial restoration

Experts call for caution among parents who carry out vaginal seeding – if uncontrolled, it may place newborns in danger

20 Apr 2016

by 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 2016

by 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.