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Study shows role of fathers in seeding the microbiota of newborns and confirms benefits of maternal fecal microbiota ... - EurekAlert
A mother’s contribution to the makeup of a newborn baby’s microbiota has been well documented. Now a new paper published June 12 in Cell Host & Microbe shows the important contributions that fathers make to the composition of microorganisms colonizing a baby’s gut as well. Furthermore, the study confirmed that maternal fecal microbiota transfer (FMT) in babies born by caesarean section can help to correct the microbiota disturbances often observed in babies who are not born vaginally.
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