Cesarean babies born with lower levels of good bacteria

Babies born through cesarean cuts are slower to have certain types of good “bakters” in their intestines and have higher levels of potentially problematic bacteria, researchers say.

A study of more than 100 babies showed that those born regular” had a very different compound of utero microbioma, potentially making cesarean babies more prone to respiratory infections. Previous studies have suggested that the birth - style affects the newborn microbioma, but some say that this can happen because many mothers who have had cesarean cuts require antibiotics.

Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College in London and an expert on human microbiotics, said that studies show the importance of intestinal germs at the beginning of life. A study has confirmed major studies that cesarean births cause immune problems later in life with a growing risk of infections, and also show that the early germs of a baby, which are often from the mother, increase risk from obesity”, he said. “We need to take our intestine health more seriously when dealing with babies, if we want to improve their health later in life”, he adds.