Background: The gut microbiota is essential to human health throughout life, yet the acquisition
and development of this microbial community during infancy remains poorly understood. …

Objective Dysbiosis of the infant gut microbiota may have long‐term health consequences.
This study aimed to determine the impact of maternal intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis ( IAP ) …

Background The gut microbiota is established during infancy and plays a fundamental role
in shaping host immunity. Colonization patterns may influence the development of atopic …

Background Multiple studies have demonstrated that early-life exposure to pets or siblings
affords protection against allergic disease; these associations are commonly attributed to the “…

Background Early-life exposure to household pets has the capacity to reduce risk for
overweight and allergic disease, especially following caesarean delivery. Since there is some …

Importance The effect of neonatal and infant feeding practices on childhood obesity is unclear.
The gut microbiome is strongly influenced by feeding practices and has been linked to …

Dysbiosis of gut microbiota has been retrospectively linked to autism spectrum disorders but
the temporal association between gut microbiota and early neurodevelopment in healthy …

Established during infancy, our complex gut microbial community is shaped by medical
interventions and societal preferences, such as cesarean section, formula-feeding and antibiotic …

BACKGROUND: Emerging links between household cleaning products and childhood
overweight may involve the gut microbiome. We determined mediating effects of infant gut …

Background & Aims Few studies, even those with cohort designs, test the mediating effects
of infant gut microbes and metabolites on the onset of disease. We undertook such a study. …