Vaginal seeding, which involves swabbing newborns with vaginal fluid, may improve developmental outcomes such as motor skills.

When researchers swabbed 68 newborns with either vaginal fluid or a control saline solution, vaginal seeding was associated with higher skin levels of N-bc2S1P. which correlated with better developmental outcomes, including motor skills, at 3 months and 6 months. https://www.science.org/content/article/vaginal-bacteria-turn-newborn-skin-beneficial-bioreactor?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=1147544855&et_cid=5937252

When researchers swabbed 68 newborns with either vaginal fluid or a control saline solution, vaginal seeding was associated with higher skin levels of N-bc2S1P. which correlated with better developmental outcomes, including motor skills, at 3 months and 6 months. www.science.org/content/arti... Vaginal bacteria turn newborn ...