Pregnancy and the allergic trajectory

29/05/2024 20 min Episodio 39
Pregnancy and the allergic trajectory

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Could the diet and lifestyle of a mother during pregnancy influence whether her baby will develop eczema? Our podcast guests are studying the role that diet and the gut microbiome play in pregnancy. Join Dr. Carina Venter and Dr. Susan Lynch as we discuss what pregnant mothers can do to reduce the chances of baby developing eczema or allergies. (And if you like our podcast, consider supporting it with a tax deductible donation).Research mentionedDelayed gut microbiota development in high-risk for asthma infants is temporarily modifiable by Lactobacillus supplementationHeritable vaginal bacteria influence immune tolerance and relate to early-life markers of allergic sensitization in infancyDifferent Measures of Diet Diversity During Infancy and the Association with Childhood Food Allergy in a UK Birth Cohort Study  The Maternal Diet Index and Offspring Microbiota at 1 Month of Life: Insights from the Mediterranean Birth Cohort MAMI 

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