New Consensus: Humans ARE NOT colonised by bacteria before birth

Analysis from 46 leading experts finds that the foetus develops in a sterile environment. This means, there is a new consensus of scientific opinion that the initial colonisation of the infant gut microbiome STARTS during birth and in early post-natal life.

New consensus opinion on the colonisation of the infant microbiome
New Consensus: Humans ARE NOT colonised by bacteria before birth. Kennedy KM et al., Nature 2023. http://microbiomecourses.com

In recent years, there has been endless debate in scientific circles about whether or not a baby…

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