Monday, May 01, 2006

Babies Born By Caesarean May Miss Immune System Trigger

A messy birth could be good for the baby's digestion. So say researchers in Germany, who have found evidence that baby mice squeezing through the birth canal swallow bacterial molecules that help their gut grow healthily. The finding suggests that kids born by caesarean might miss out.

Doc : Ahh...tasty meconium is good for you!

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