Issue 3 october 2015 Special Report Microbiota : The critical first 1,000 days
How our bodies function is the product not only of our DNA but also of our immediate environments, which shape our immune system and metabolism very early on—even during the first days after conception. During the crucial period from conception to our 2nd birthday, spanning approximately 1,000 days, the microbiota we harbour greatly impact our health and development.
All maternal microbiota—vaginal, intestinal, oral, placental, and mammary—play essential roles in the normal growth of the foetus and shape the first years of the child’s life. The bodies of newborns are quickly colonized by a spectacular array of microorganisms from their surroundings, and the impact this new microbiota has on its host will last many years or even a lifetime. How do these microbiota establish themselves within the bodies of newborns? What factors influence this process and how?
Table of contents
Special Report
- Microbiota: The critical first 1,000 daysAlexis Mosca, Jean-Marc Bohbot
Microbiota News
- The vaginal microbiota predicts risk of Chlamydia trachomatis infectionJean-Marc Bohbot
- Airway dysbiosis and allergic rhinitisCyrille Hoarau
- Antibiotics and gut microbiota in infantsAlexis Mosca
- Gut microbiota as potential marker of colorectal cancerPhilippe Gérard
- Effect of probiotics on children’s microbiota after gastroenteritisJacques Amar
In Brief
Interview
- Dr Hugues Piloquet
The Microbiota Chronicle
- No more caesarean deliveries on maternal requestThierry Harvey
Focus
- GastroenterologyStanislas Bruley des Varannes
- ImmunologyCyrille Hoarau
- PaediatricsAlexis Mosca
- Obstetrics-gynaecologyJean-Marc Bohbot
- Metabolism and obesity
- CardiologyJacques Amar
