Just One Hour A Day Of Skin-To-Skin For 5 Weeks Significantly Changes The Infant Gut Microbiome

A recent randomised controlled trial by Eckermann HA et al (2024) found…

Just one hour of DAILY skin-to-skin contact for 5 weeks can significantly change the infant gut microbiome!

The study by Eckermann HA et al was published in Gut Microbes in 2024.

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