writing exercise #7

For infants:

  • Mode of delivery

Babies born by C-section transfer less bacteria from their mothers, and they got less diversity of their gut microbiome.

  • Feeding patterns

Breast feeding stimulates the growth of Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides.

  • Prenatal antibiotic exposure

Prenatal antibiotic exposure lowers the colonization and diversity of gut microbiome of babies.

Reference:

Yang, I., Corwin, E., Brennan, P., Jordan, S., Murphy, J. and Dunlop, A. (2016). The Infant Microbiome. Nursing Research, 65(1), pp.76-88.

 

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