"We are excited to find out that bacteria can actually travel from the mother’s gut to her breast milk. A healthy community of bacteria in the gut of both mother and baby is really important for baby’s gut health and immune system development.”
-Said Professor Lacroix
Scientists have discovered that important ‘good’ bacteria arrive in babies’ digestive systems from mother’s gut via breast milk. Although this does confirm that when it comes to early establishment of gut and immune health, ‘breast is best’, a greater understanding of how babies acquire a population of good bacteria can also help to develop formula milk that more closely mimics nature.
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