Oral administration of maternal vaginal microbes at birth to restore gut microbiome development in infants born by caesarean section: A pilot randomised placebo-controlled trial

Oral administration of maternal vaginal microbes at birth to restore gut microbiome development in infants born by caesarean section: A pilot randomised placebo-controlled trial

Background: Birth by caesarean section (CS) is associated with aberrant gut microbiome development and greater disease susceptibility later in life. We investigated whether oral administration of maternal vaginal microbiota to infants born by CS could restore their gut microbiome development in a pi...

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Main Authors: Brooke C. Wilson, Éadaoin M. Butler, Celia P. Grigg, José G.B. Derraik, Valentina Chiavaroli, Nicholas Walker, Suma Thampi, Christine Creagh, Abigail J. Reynolds, Tommi Vatanen, Justin M. O'Sullivan, Wayne S. Cutfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Vaginal seeding
Caesarean section
Birth
Gut microbiome
Infant development
Metagenomics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239642100236X

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