The nutritional requirements of preterm infants are unique and challenging to meet in
neonatal care, yet crucial for their growth, development and health. Normally, the gut …

The very low birth weight (VLBW) infant is at great risk for marked dysbiosis of the gut
microbiome due to multiple factors, including physiological immaturity and …

The early‐life microbiome is gaining appreciation as a major influencer in human
development and long‐term health. Multiple factors are known to influence the initial …

The human microbiota plays a crucial role in educating the immune system and influencing
host health right since birth. Various maternal factors along with the vertical microbial …

Maternal microbiota forms the first infant gut microbial inoculum, and perinatal factors (diet
and use of antibiotics during pregnancy) and/or neonatal factors, like intra partum antibiotics …

The microbiome, of which the bacterial component alone (microbiota), is estimated to
include 10 times more cells than human cells of the body, blooms immediately after birth and …

Abnormal microbial colonization in the gut at an early stage of life affects growth,
development, and health, resulting in short-and long-term adverse effects. Microbial …

Gut microbiota colonization is a complex, dynamic, and step-wise process that is in constant
development during the first years of life. This microbial settlement occurs in parallel with the …

The majority of organisms that inhabit the human body reside in the gut. Since babies are
born with an immature immune system, they depend on a highly synchronized microbial …

Gut microbiota plays a key role in multiple aspects of human health and disease, particularly
in early life. Distortions of the gut microbiota have been found to correlate with fatal diseases …