Vaginal Seeding After Cesarean: Is It Safe and Recommended for Your Baby?

On Health for Women

Aviva Romm

Arts, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Medicine

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🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Curious about vaginal seeding and whether it is safe and recommended for you and your baby? To date, more than 20 studies have found that the microbiome in cesarean-born babes is different than that of vaginally born infants. These differences can persist to 4 years of age and may pose lasting health consequences. I know this may sound scary but I have some great news to share: researchers and microbiologists are exploring solutions to help increase the health outcomes for mothers and babies through a technique they named Vaginal Seeding, which can be used following a cesarean. This is ground-breaking and pivotal research as the number of cesareans continues to rise on a global level. Tune in to today’s episode to learn what vaginal seeding is, the current research supporting the technique, the potential benefits and risks of vaginal seeding, and ways you can support the newborn microbiome. Let’s explore this further. For the accompanying article, go to avivaromm.com/vaginal-seeding-after-cesarean/. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in to your body, yourself, and this podcast! Please share the love by sending this to someone in your life who could benefit from the kinds of things we talk about in this space. Make sure to follow your host on Instagram @dr.avivaromm and go to avivaromm.com to join the conversation.

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0:00.0	Is vaginal seeding ready for prime time?
0:06.9	The concept of vaginal seeding is gaining speed in the press, and many moms wonder, is
0:12.4	the practice right for me, and more importantly, is it safe for my baby.
0:16.8	The interest in vaginal seeding does reflect a really interesting and promising shift in
0:21.8	our collective mindset regarding birth and the importance of the microbiome on children's
0:26.7	health.
0:28.1	Researchers are waking up to the fact that their children's health is suffering, and
0:31.4	that it's time we do something about it.
0:35.6	From this stuff your mother never told you to this stuff your doctor never learned.
0:39.8	On health is what happens when a midwife, plus a Yale trained MD, shares about all things
0:44.9	women's health.
0:46.2	From periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics, motherhood to mental health,
0:51.6	join me for taboo busting conversations that demystify and destigmatize our bodies, all
0:57.4	diverging the gap between conventional medicine and wellness.
1:01.1	Along the way, we'll be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work, what makes
1:05.4	us well, what gets in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms.
1:11.0	When it comes to women's health and wellbeing, there's nothing we won't talk about.
1:14.8	The new medicine for women is here.
1:16.6	I'm Dr. Avivaram, welcome to the podcast.
1:26.7	The human body is home to trillions of microbial organisms, bacteria, viruses, and fungi collectively
1:35.4	known as the human microbiome.
1:38.2	In the digestive tract, bacterial residents outnumber our own cells by at least 10-1.
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