The Microbiome Effect: How Your Baby’s Birth Affects Their Future Health - Couverture souple

Harman, Toni; Wakeford, Alex

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 178066270X ISBN 13 : 9781780662701

Editeur : Pinter & Martin Ltd., 2016

Synopsis

At least two amazing events happen during childbirth. There's the obvious main event, which is the emergence of a new human into the world. But then there's the non-human event that is taking place simultaneously, a crucial event that is not visible to the naked eye, an event that could determine the lifelong health of the baby. This is the seeding of the baby's microbiome, the community of 'good' bacteria that we carry with us throughout our lives.

The seeding of the microbiome, along with other processes including breastfeeding, kickstarts the baby's immune system and helps to protect the infant from disease for its entire lifetime. However, with interventions like use of synthetic oxytocin, antibiotics, C-section and formula feeding, this microbial transfer from the mother to baby is interfered with or bypassed completely. Emerging research shows that bacteria are absolutely vital for human health, and imbalances in the human microbiome significantly contribute to chronic non-transmissible diseases.

Drawing on the extensive research they carried out for their documentary film Microbirth, authors Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford reveal a fascinating new view of birth, and how microscopic happenings can have lifelong consequences, both for ourselves, our children - and our species as a whole.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford are professional filmmakers who met at the London Film School. Since then, they've been making films together. Over recent years, they have made four feature-length films that have been distributed internationally including CREDO a psychological thriller (2008 - released as THE DEVIL's CURSE by Lionsgate in the US), DOULA! a documentary about doulas (2010), FREEDOM FOR BIRTH a documentary about human rights in childbirth (2012). Their last film MICROBIRTH (60 mins) about how birth impacts a baby's lifelong health - won the top prize, the Grand Prix Award, at the Life Sciences Film Festival in Prague.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 178066270X
• ISBN 13: 9781780662701
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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