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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

She said that while the benefit was seen only in babies born vaginally, it was not in every child born that way so "further research is needed to create a full, nuanced picture".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

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

Treating the mice with the antibiotics metronidazole or chloramphenicol, administered vaginally, reduced the development of endometriosis, and shrank the number and size of the lesions.

From Scientific American • Jun. 19, 2023