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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2020 · 3 MIN

How do C-section babies get their microbiome?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Pavel asked us "On one of the Naked Scientists programmes it was mentioned that a newborn baby has initially sterile intestines and gets most of its microbiome during the passage through the uterus and vagina. What happens to children that are brought into this world via caesarean?" We reached out to Peter Brocklehurst from the University of Birmingham to find out... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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