Maternal oral dysbiosis affects infant health!

Maternal microbiota is transferred to infants, which, become early colonizers of the infant gut. Maternal gut dysbiosis can influence the composition of offspring’s gut microbiota and affect their health outcomes. But, the effects of non-gut maternal microbes on infant health and disease remain largely unexplored.

The researchers demonstrate that maternal oral dysbiosis, specifically periodontitis-induced expansion of oral pathobionts, can be transmitted to offspring, altering gut immunity and increasing susceptibility to enteritis.

These effects persist into adulthood, highlighting long-term health risks from non-gut maternal microbes.

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)00745-4

https://sciencemission.com/Transmission-of-maternal-oral-pathobionts-to-the-infant-gut