Tldr: many things influence infant microbiome incl. maternal: health, labor, obesity, antibiotic use, and more. A safer option might be probiotic use, if more controlled studies validate need for supplementation in CS delivered babies. 4/4 https://t.co/uLx
"Differences [in microbiome] between [c-section] and [vaginally deliver] infants do not develop until several days after birth" Has anyone else read this paper? I don't have the expertise to evaluate. https://t.co/CMCXq328FH
A Critical Review of the Bacterial Baptism Hypothesis and the Impact of Cesarean Delivery on the Infant Microbiome. Revisión crítica del "bautismo vaginal", la contaminación primera durante el parto vaginal. Teoría y hechos. https://t.co/gXvFcO6aqQ