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C-section babies are missing key microbes

UK study provides the best evidence yet that the way infants are born can alter their microbiomes — but the health effects are unclear.
  1. Ewen Callaway
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How a baby is born has a profound impact on their microbiome — the community of microbes that colonize the body.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02807-x

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