The Neonatal Microbiome and Its Partial Role in Mediating the Association between Birth by Cesarean Section and Adverse Pediatric Outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Mode of delivery plays an important role in the development of the postnatal microbiome but likely tells only part of the story. More comprehensive investigations into all the pre- and perinatal factors that have the potential to contribute to the neonatal microbiome are warranted. PMID: 29788027 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29788027?dopt=Abstract

Source: Neonatology - May 22, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Montoya-Williams D, Lemas DJ, Spiryda L, Patel K, Carney OO, Neu J, Carson TL Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research