Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome study finds

Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by certmd on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:23PM (#21008986)

My younger brothers are identical twins, one born vaginally and the other 20 min later via C-section. I've always said they'd be good data for these type of studies.

Anecdotally, they don't really have big differences regarding allergies or autoimmune disorders. Although growing up I always complained one stunk up the bathroom worse than the other.

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by koolba on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:53PM (#21009334)

Which is the stinker?

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by certmd on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:55PM (#21009368)

C-section. n=1

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by drdeadringer on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:10AM (#21014566)

Wouldn't the other twin be n=1 as well?

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by youeseh on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:26PM (#21009037)

I think you were just trying to divide and conquer. It's hard to compete with twins! ;)

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by toolslive on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:13PM (#21009587)

Any idea how frequent this (the first naturally, the second via C-section) is ?

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by robbiep on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:54PM (#21010069)

Increasingly in developed countries twin births are caesars; the risk profile of twin births often necessitates this for patient safety.

When a normal vaginal delivery is possible (ie first twin cephalic) generally the second will follow. My partner (obgyn Resident ) says she has had 2 twin births where the first was vaginal and the second Caesar, out of roughly a couple hundred

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Re:Caesarean babies have different gut bacteria, microbiome ... by samstave on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:47PM (#21010000)

Well, it would seem that when it does happen it’s a 50/50 split

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