ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2023
Infant gut microbiota colonization: influence of prenatal and postnatal factors, focusing on diet.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Child Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Pooled it
- Infant gut microbiota following cesarean section in the Middle East: a multidisciplinary expert consensus based on a targeted narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Association between early-life antibiotic exposure and gut microbiome alterations linked to allergic diseases in children: a systematic review.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- The mechanism of probiotics in pregnancy outcomes in overweight or obese pregnant women based on meta-analysis, network pharmacology and molecular docking.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal-to-neonatal microbial transmission and impact of prenatal probiotics on neonatal gut development.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Trial
- Microbial shifts in early life: the pediatric gut microbiome and its role in health and disease.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Early-Life Nutrition: The Interplay of Nutritional, Microbial, Genetic, and Environmental Factors in Food Allergy Development and Prevention.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Maternal Diet During Pregnancy and Offspring Health: Current Evidence on Dietary Patterns, Microbiota, and Developmental Programming.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Maternal gut and vaginal microbiota, alcohol use during pregnancy, and infant fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis in a South African cohort.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Plant-Derived Foods and Medicines as Modulators of the Gut Microbiome: Molecular Interactions and Implications for Disease and Therapy.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The human breast milk microbiome: a landscape review of its composition, origins, and impact on infant health.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
- Unraveling the gut microbiota-brain axis: Mechanisms, pathophysiology, and therapeutic opportunities.iScience · 2026Review
- Bidirectional regulation of gut microbiota and young ruminant host: implications for intestinal development and mucosal immunity.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Maternal Microbiome in Fetal Programming: A One Health Perspective on Translational Implications for Early-Life Health.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- A Potential Gut-Retina Axis in Retinopathy of Prematurity: Emerging Perspectives on Microbiome-Mediated Modulation of the IGF-1-VEGF Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Development of gut microbiota composition in captive Asian elephants: a year-long analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Role of Diet in Shaping Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Host Metabolic Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Sensory Over-Responsivity in Autism: A Bidirectional Brain-Gut-Microbiome Model.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Age-Related Microbiota Signatures in Inflammatory Diseases: Comparative Insights into Paediatric and Adult Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and Spondyloarthritis.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2026Review
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Abstract
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, gestational age and mode of delivery, may influence microbial colonization. After birth, when the principal colonization occurs, the microbial diversity increases and converges toward a stable adult-like microbiota by the end of the first 3-5 years of life. However, during the early life, gut microbiota can be disrupted by other postnatal factors like mode of infant feeding, antibiotic usage, and various environmental factors generating a state of dysbiosis. Gut dysbiosis have been reported to increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis and some chronic diseases later in life, such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, allergies, and asthma. Therefore, understanding the impact of a correct maternal-to-infant microbial transfer and a good infant early colonization and maturation throughout life would reduce the risk of disease in early and late life. This paper reviews the published evidence on early-life gut microbiota development, as well as the different factors influencing its evolution before, at, and after birth, focusing on diet and nutrition during pregnancy and in the first months of life.
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