Doctors warn of birth trend

london - British doctors warn of a new trend among new parents if their baby is born by caesarean section, they want a swab is applied from the birth canal to the mouth and the eyes of the baby. They do it themselves or they ask a doctor to do it. Microbirthing called, or vaginal seeding. The idea is that the child gets so extra resistance. But it is not proven that it works, and it can be just dangerous.

The leading British science journal British Medical Journal writes about it in the latest edition. Doctors in London say that more and more women ask for treatment. The parents hope the baby 'tjes get a good gut flora and treating allergies and obesity later on in their life. Doctors do not know how to handle such requests.

The authors warn that women illnesses can have without them noticing. Streptococci, herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhea, for example. At 'microbirthing 'the child can also get diseases.,, We have to intervene again to prevent this act from a woman with herpes and we expect problems like this become more popular, '' they write. Their advice is therefore: do not respond to such a request. Breast-feed antibiotics and avoid as much as possible, are much better for the development of the baby.

Also in the Netherlands asking parents,, occasionally '' to 'microbirthing 'says the Dutch Society of Obstetrics amp; Gynecology. Figures are not there, because it is not tracked. The association agrees with the British colleagues: there is little evidence that 'microbirthing' work and the child may be seriously ill.