ROCHELLE MCLEAN: We all have yeast on our bodies at all times and your body has good bacteria that kind of keep your yeast in balance and yeast thrived in warm moisture
environment so that we might end up
with vaginal yeast infections, the breast feeding nipples are a great little party
environment for yeast and the inside of baby's mouths.
In a previous study of 24 healthy women,
vaginal microbiome composition became less diverse between the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and just before delivery was enriched
with Lactobacillus species, likely contributing to vertical transmission of these bacteria during
vaginal birth.21 In a study of 10 newborns in Venezuela, within hours of delivery, the intestinal tracts of infants born vaginally were colonized by Lactobacillus and Prevotella, whereas infants delivered operatively acquired bacteria present on the mother's skin and the hospital
environment, such as Staphylococcus, Proprionibacterium, and Corynebacterium.15 Quiz Ref ID Our findings, based on a large group of 6 - week - old infants, indicated that Lactobacillus also contributes to the microbial
environment of the gut but to a lesser extent than Bifidobacteria, Bacteroides, and Streptococcus.