Taking antibiotics during pregnancy can negatively affect the development of the fetus and weaken the immune system, and after birth such a baby will have an increased risk of developing diseases. As experiments with mice showed, antibiotics killed important bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), upsetting the balance, scientists at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center warn.

During the study, experts were able to isolate compounds released by bacteria.. These compounds “command” the children's lungs to start producing immune cells, “tell” how much they need to be produced and when to use. Violation of the bacterial balance in the digestive tract, even temporary, managed to weaken the health of newborn mice, make them predisposed to pneumonia and even to an increased risk of death.

The practice of using antibiotics before cesarean section, according to the researchers, is also dangerous. They are given to provide protection against streptococcal infection.. But, in addition to harmful bacteria, antibiotics also kill beneficial microorganisms, and this may explain why people, it would seem, without genetic risk factors for asthma and other lung diseases, get these diseases.

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