...*the type of delivery has an effect on the development of the intestinal microbiota
- -vaginally born infants are colonized with their mother’s bacteria
- cesarean born infants’ initial exposure is more likely to environmental microbes from the air, other infants, and the nursing staff which serves asvectors for transfer
* babies at highest risk of colonization by undesirable microbes or when transfer from maternal sources cannot occur are cesarean-delivered babies, preterm infants, full term infants requiring intensive care, or infants separated from their mother