Health Of Babies At Risk Over 'Seeding'

The practice - also known as microbirthing - sees mothers requesting that their babies are covered in vaginal fluid immediately after a Caesarean birth via a swab. However, health experts have said there is no proven benefit for newborn babies. Dr Aubrey Cunnington, a clinical senior lecturer from Imperial College London, said: "(GBS) is carried by around one in four pregnant women, and although it poses no risk to the mother it can cause fatal infections in babies.

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