Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome study finds
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#2TL DR: C-section babies pick up more hospital bacteria than those born vaginally, research shows. The findings could explain the higher prevalence of asthma, allergies and other immune conditions in babies born by caesarean. By six to nine months, the differences between the two groups had levelled out.
But scientists think that the initial exposure to bacteria at the moment of birth could be a “thermostat” moment for the immune system, defining its sensitivity and which strains of bacteria trigger a response.
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#3I was under the impression that this has been pretty well established for a while.
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#4I was under the impression that this has been pretty well established for a while.
Came here to see if I was going crazy or if others had also heard of this before.
Is this about new findings? Or just a regurgitated set of findings to get into the press? The article isn't clear as far as I can see.
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#5My twin brother was born by caesarean. He gets asthma attacks from allergies that I don’t have. I’ve wondered for a while what effect a faecal transplant could have...
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#6I was under the impression that this has been pretty well established for a while.
I thought the same. Our OB/GYN, doula, hospital staff and birthing classes all covered this as if it were factual and provided some ways to overcome it should you go through a c-section.
Still good to see studies around this get passed around. You never know if you'll have to go through an emergency caesarean and being prepared is best.
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#7My younger brothers are identical twins, one born vaginally and the other 20 min later via C-section. I've always said they'd be good data for these type of studies.
Anecdotally, they don't really have big differences regarding allergies or autoimmune disorders. Although growing up I always complained one stunk up the bathroom worse than the other.
Re: Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome study finds
#8I was under the impression that this has been pretty well established for a while.
Came here to see if I was going crazy or if others had also heard of this before. Is this about new findings? Or just a regurgitated set of findings to get into the press? The article isn't clear as far as I can see.
Here is a link to the study the article references published today:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1560-1
Re: Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome study finds
#9My younger brothers are identical twins, one born vaginally and the other 20 min later via C-section. I've always said they'd be good data for these type of studies. Anecdotally, they don't really have big differences regarding allergies or autoimmune disorders. Although growing up I always complained one stunk up the bathroom worse than the other.
I think you were just trying to divide and conquer. It's hard to compete with twins! ;)
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#10My twin brother was born by caesarean. He gets asthma attacks from allergies that I don’t have. I’ve wondered for a while what effect a faecal transplant could have...
"I want my brother to eat shit." huehuehue