Association of Cesarean Delivery and Formula Supplementation With the Intestinal Microbiome of 6-Week-Old Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The intestinal microbiome plays a critical role in infant development, and delivery mode and feeding method (breast milk vs formula) are determinants of its composition. However, the importance of delivery mode beyond the first days of life is unknown, and studies of associations between infant feeding and microbiome composition have been generally limited to comparisons between exclusively breastfed and formula-fed infants, with little consideration given to combination feeding of both breast milk and formula.

Objective

To examine the associations of delivery mode and feeding method with infant intestinal microbiome composition at approximately 6 weeks of life.

Design, setting, and participants

Prospective observational study of 102 infants followed up as

SUBMITTER: Madan JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4783194 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature