Authors' reply re: 'Vaginal seeding' after a caesarean section provides benefits to newborn children: AGAINST: Vaginal microbiome transfer - a medical procedure with clear risks and uncertain benefits

Meghana A Limaye¹, Adam J Ratner^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Comment

Meghana A Limaye et al. BJOG. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;127(7):906-907.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16174. Epub 2020 Mar 9.

Meghana A Limaye¹, Adam J Ratner^{2

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¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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1. Limaye MA, Ratner AJ. ‘Vaginal seeding’ after a caesarean section provides benefits to newborn children: AGAINST: Vaginal microbiome transfer - a medical procedure with clear risks and uncertain benefits. BJOG 2020;127:302.
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