Restoring infant gut bacteria with mother's microbes
This study tests whether giving healthy newborns a special mix of their own mother's friendly bacteria can help build a healthy gut. It is for mothers who had a healthy pregnancy, plan to breastfeed, and live near Helsinki.
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Who can take part
- You are healthy and had a healthy pregnancy with only one baby (no twins).
- You speak Finnish or Swedish.
- You plan to breastfeed or feed your baby breast milk (by bottle is okay).
- You live within a 2-hour drive from Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland.
- You did not have gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, or take antibiotics during pregnancy or delivery.
- Your baby is born full-term (after 37 weeks), healthy, with a normal Apgar score, and does not get the BCG vaccine.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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