Neonatal Microbiome Seeding - A Healthy Microbiome Despite Cesarean? [26.06.22]
Babies delivered by Cesarean section miss contact with the maternal microbiome compared to infants born by vaginal delivery. Various studies suggest that delivery by C-section perturbs the early establishment and healthy development of the infant gut microbiome. According to a recent editorial by Hohenheim scientist Florian W. Fricke and his American colleague Jacques Ravel it is conceivable that both vaginal and intestinal bacteria exert different, non-overlapping influences on the developing neonatal microbiota. The authors discuss the state of research and limitations in our mechanistic understanding of the microbiome initialization and development process, which currently prevent a comprehensive assessment of the acute and lasting functional consequences of C-section for the microbiome, as well as ultimately the health effects of the proposed microbiota restoration therapies.
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Original Paper:
Fricke and Ravel (2022) EDITORIAL: More data needed on neonatal microbiome seeding. Microbiome 10:88. DOI doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01282-3
More information on Hohenheim microbiome research you find at the links below:
 | Prof. Dr. Florian Fricke |
 | Jun.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Amélia Camarinha Silva |
 | Prof. Dr. Jana Seifert |
 | Prof. Dr. Axel Lorentz |
 | Prof. Dr. med. Stephan C. Bischoff |
 | Prof. Dr. Herbert Schmidt |
 | Prof. Dr. Ellen Kandeler |
