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When researchers in the U.K. examined the microbiomes of one-week-old babies, they found a certain composition of bacteria that was only present in babies born vaginally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

When a baby is born vaginally, it is first exposed to the bacteria in its mother’s vagina, explained microbiologist Erica Sonnenburg.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

“She explicitly stated that she wanted her baby to remain whole and intact; that was why she chose to vaginally deliver him,” the lawsuit states.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

In settings with limited health care resources, giving people planning to give birth vaginally a single dose of azithromycin lowered their risk of sepsis by 35 percent.

From Scientific American • Feb. 9, 2023

Babies born vaginally had double the level of protective antibodies produced after childhood vaccines.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022