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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on October 28, 2017, 09:21:41 am
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Ob/Gyns Warn Against 'Vaginal Seeding' Trend for Newborns
By Robert Preidt
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S.'s leading group of obstetricians and gynecologists is warning against a new trend where babies born by C-section are "seeded" via cotton swabs with vaginal microbes from the mother.
"Vaginal seeding" is growing in popularity because it's thought that babies born through Cesarean-section miss out on certain "helpful" vaginal microbes that might shield the infant from asthma, allergies and immune disorders.
https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_169307.html