Doctors warn women not to wipe their cooter juice into their baby's mouth& face

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The practice, also known as microbirthing, involves wiping the swab over the baby's mouth, eyes, face and skin to bring it into contact with bacteria from the birth canal...so-called "vaginal seeding", when a swab from the mother's vagina is wiped into a newborn's mouth

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C-section babies have slightly increased risk of developing conditions such as obesity, allergies and autoimmune diseases later in life.

Cunnington said a theory has developed that this may be because the bacteria the baby is exposed to in the birth canal during a vaginal birth colonise the baby's gut, so exposing those who miss out on it might help protect them

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"People have made a leap of logic that gut bacteria must be the link between caesarean section and risk of these diseases," Cunningham said. "But we just don't know this for sure - or whether we can even influence this by transferring bacteria on a swab from mum to baby."

He added that while there is no evidence of benefits from "vaginal seeding", the practice has potential risks such as transferring harmful bacteria to the baby

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