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Why Pooping During Birth IS Beneficial To A Child’s Health

Toni Harman
6 min readJul 12, 2023

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A new study on squash bugs can teach us all vital lessons about human birth and the optimal “seeding and feeding” of the infant gut microbiome.

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Quick Summary: During vaginal birth, human babies acquire beneficial gut microbes from contact with the Mum’s poop (a good thing). Whereas a new study finds squash bug nymphs do not acquire any beneficial bacteria from their parents when first born, leaving them vulnerable… Read this blog-post to find out exactly why human poop during birth really matters — and why I think this shouldn’t be a dirty secret!

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  • Find out more about the science of human milk, birth, neuroscience and the microbiome.
  • 20 PRESENTATIONS + ONE YEAR ACCESS + 12 HOURS CPD/CE + TRANSCRIPTS
  • Instant access to The Microbirth Summit: Save $50 if you buy the Summit today (discount ends soon)>>> https://bit.ly/MicrobirthSummit

Quick question…. What’s the difference between human babies and squash bugs (a common agricultural pest)?

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Toni Harman
Toni Harman

Written by Toni Harman

I help parents and health professionals better understand the science of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the microbiome. http://microbiomecourses.com

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