Maternal and infant microbiota in early infancy: Longitudinal findings from a randomised controlled trial
Microbial composition in breast milk and infant gut shifted over the first 8 weeks postpartum, while maternal gut remained stable. Findings suggest maternal stress-reduction interventions may influence breast milk microbiota. Further research is warranted to confirm these effects and investigate mechanisms.
Authors
- M. Fewtrell
- Dennis Sandris Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-1114)
- Jinyue Yu
- Zhang Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-5596)
- Zhuang Wei
- Jonathan C. K. Wells
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.70342
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00