Una destinatio, viae diversae: Does exposure to the vaginal microbiota confer health benefits to the infant, and does lack of exposure confer disease risk?

There are lingering concerns that Cesarean surgery could impede on the child's health due to a lack of exposure to the mother's vaginal microbiota. However, the evidence so far is not sufficient to affirm whether the mode of birth influences disease risk or whether it is other causes.[Image: see text]