Maternal antibiotic use negatively affects breastfed infants
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Evidence indicates that maternal and early infant antibiotic use negatively impacts breastfed infants by disrupting gut microbiome development and increasing the carriage of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Evidence for · 3
Antibiotic exposure prevents acquisition of beneficial metabolic functions in the preterm infant gut microbiome
2022 · cited by 35
Paper 0 demonstrates that early antibiotic exposure disrupts the developmental trajectory and metabolic functions of the neonatal gut microbiome.
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Breastfeeding and the milk resistome shape the establishment and transmission of antibiotic resistance genes in the infant gut microbiome
2025 · cited by 4
Paper 7 notes that maternal antibiotic use can facilitate the transmission of specific antibiotic resistance genes to breastfed infants via breast milk.
Temporal Burden of WHO Critical-Priority Enterobacteriaceae in the Infant Gut During Early Life influenced by Maternal Postpartum Antibiotic Exposure.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 8 shows that maternal postpartum antibiotic exposure significantly increases the likelihood of infants carrying drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.