Can we Manipulate the Future of the Microbial Flora of the Cesarean Born Infant?

Authors: Koleilat A*

DOI: 10.23880/ghij-16000144

Volume 3, Issue 2

Abstract

Infants born by CS might have less diversity and heterogeneous microbiome especially during the first weeks of life. Hence, investigators are evaluating whether maternal vaginal microbes applied to the face and mouth of the infant during the first hours of life affects gut microbiome of the infant afterwards.

Keywords: Lactobacillus; Microbiome; Mode of Delivery Caesarean Delivery

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