Duration of rupture of membranes and microbiome transmission to the newborn: A prospective study.
Maïté RibèreVirginie Lemieux-LabontéThomas PincezElie AzriaFrançois-Joseph LapointePublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2024)
Maternal and newborn microbiomes were greatly affected by labour variables. Duration of rupture of membranes, even in non-elective caesarean sections, should be considered in epidemiological and microbiological studies, as well as in vaginal seeding practices.