Research article: Antibiotics given to newborn babies has a higher impact on immune development

Quick Summary: Recent research article suggests newborn babies exposed to antibiotics for 5–7 days in their first week of life had an almost 3 times higher risk of allergy at age 4–6 years old (as reported by their parents).

As you probably already know, the first 1000 days is a really ”critical window” for the development of the infant gut microbiome.

This recent research shines a light on the potential impact of antibiotics adminstered in the first week of a baby’s life on later risk for atopic disorders.

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Recent research article:

A recent research article highlights how antibiotics given to newborn babies can impact their longer-term health.

Published as a Letter to the Editor by Kamphorst K. et al (March 27, 2021), researchers suggests newborn babies exposed to antibiotics for 5–7 days in their first week of life had an almost 3 times higher risk of allergy at age 4–6 years old (as reported by their parents).

The study:

Using data from the INCA study, 151 infants received broad-spectrum antibiotics in their first week of life. These were compared and 285 healthy controls who did not receive…