Transmission of mother's microflora to the newborn at birth - PubMed (original) (raw)

Comparative Study

doi: 10.1159/000244275.

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Comparative Study

Transmission of mother's microflora to the newborn at birth

R Mändar et al. Biol Neonate. 1996.

Abstract

Our aim was to study the initial microbial colonization of the newborns by comparing it with their mothers' vaginal microflora. Nineteen mother-newborn pairs were examined at delivery. We found a close association, both qualitative and quantitative, between the individually different microflora of a mother's vagina and that of her newborn. The degree of contamination of the newborn significantly correlated with the counts of microorganisms found in the vagina of mothers. In 85% of investigated individual mother-newborn pairs we revealed similar predominant microorganisms. There were no cases of the mothers and their newborns harbouring similar potentially pathogenic prevailing microorganisms.

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