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It's commonly understood that stress during pregnancy can affect the newborn's health. The causal link for this understanding has been recently pursued by researchers at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. There they tracked the intestinal flora development of 56 vaginally born babies from healthy Dutch women.
The mothers were given questionnaires to determine if they had been experiencing stress during pregnancy. The questionnaires were corroborated by testing their saliva levels of cortisol, a stress-related hormone. The babies' fecal matter was tested for microbial content from the seventh day on to the 120th day.
Babies born to mothers with high cortisol levels who had reported stress during pregnancy had a poor microbiota mix of too much Proteobacteria compared to lactic acid bacteria and Actinobacteria. This was also reflected in a higher incidence of intestinal problems and allergic reactions among the babies in this research group.
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