Your Baby's Microbiome (eBook)

The Critical Role of Vaginal Birth and Breastfeeding for Lifelong Health

Toni Harman, Alex Wakeford (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
208 Seiten
Chelsea Green Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-60358-696-2 (ISBN)

Infos

From the Directors of the Award-Winning Documentary MicrobirthAt least two amazing events happen during childbirth.There's the obvious main event, which is the emergence of a new human into the world. But there's another event taking place simultaneously, a crucial event that is not visible to the naked eye, an event that could determine the lifelong health of the baby. This is the seeding of the baby's microbiome, the community of "e;good"e; bacteria that we carry with us throughout our lives.The seeding of the microbiome, along with breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, kick-starts the baby's immune system and helps protect the infant from disease across a lifetime. Researchers are discovering, however, that interventions such as the use of synthetic oxytocin, antibiotics, C-sections, and formula feeding interfere with, or bypass completely, the microbial transfer from mother to baby. These bacteria are vital for human health, and science has linked an imbalance in the human microbiome with multiple chronic diseases.Drawing on the extensive research they carried out for their documentary filmMicrobirth, authors Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford reveal a fascinating new view of birth and how microscopic happenings can have lifelong consequences, for ourselves, our children-and our species as a whole.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2017
• Verlagsort: White River Junction
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt
• Schlagworte: baby's healthy bacteria • Baby’s Microbiome • Babys Microbiome • birth canal • breast milk • Cesarean section • c-section birth • Future health • future health of children • good bacteria infant • gut bacteria • infant gut microbiome • infant health • microbiome development • natural birth • Pregnancy • shaping a baby's immune health • vaginal birth • Your Baby%27s Microbiome • Your Baby’s Microbiome • Your Babys Microbiome • You're Baby's Microbiome • You're Babys Microbiome • You're Microbiome • Your Microbiome
• ISBN-10: 1-60358-696-2 / 1603586962
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60358-696-2 / 9781603586962