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Reference:
J. Neu and J. Rushing, “Cesarean Versus Vaginal Delivery: Long-Term Infant Outcomes and the Hygiene Hypothesis,” Clinics in Perinatology 38, no. 2 (2011): 321–331.
My 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 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.
My 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...
He may be able to get allergy shots to help treat allergies.
This has been known for quite a while, basically passing through the non sterile vaginal canal vs the sterile (or close to it) abdominal wall yields differences. This has lead to some questionable practices such as "vaginal seeding" whereby new moms will swab their vagina and then seed their babies shortly after birth (usually through placing the gauze in babies mouth or around their face). This comes up not infreque…