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Microbes from Mom — Vaginal Birth vs C-Section
Season 1
Episode 10
Do you remember your first birthday present? No? Good, because it’s gross. Your first birthday present was actually the microbial bath you got if your mother delivered you vaginally—the beginning of your very own microbiome.
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