How to explain the microbiome to parents in 60 seconds (and why!)

5 min readFeb 21

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Why do doulas, midwives, childbirth educators and other birth or breastfeeding professionals need to talk to expectant parents about the microbiome?

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Toni Harman

Written by Toni Harman

I help parents and health professionals better understand the science of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the microbiome. https://linktr.ee/toniharman

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New study: Does baby “backwash” create made-to-order immune response in breast milk? Ghosh S et al. Nature 2022. http://microbiomecourses.com

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