The Human Microbiome in Early Life

<p>I. PREGNANCY AND FETAL LIFE<br>1. The microbiome in a healthy pregnancy<br>2. The microbiome and pregnancy complications<br>3. Microbial signatures of preterm birth<br>4. Prenatal origins of the infant gut microbiome</p> <p>II. BIRTH - ENTERING THE WORLD DOMINATED BY MICROBES <br>5. Mode of delivery, the infant microbiome, and the risk of disease<br>6. Early-life antibiotic exposure, the gut microbiome, and disease in later life<br>7. The intestinal microbiome of preterm infants</p> <p>III. INFANCY - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MICROBIOME AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT<br>8. The compositional development of the microbiome in early life<br>9. Microbes, human milk, and prebiotics<br>10. The early gut microbiome and the risk of chronic disease</p> <p>IV. MODIFYING EARLY MICROBIAL CONTACT<br>11. Postbiotics: defining the impact of inactivated microbes and their metabolites on promotion of health<br>12. Modification of the gut microbiome in an attempt to reduce the risk of child disease: clinical data from prenatal interventions<br>13. Clinical data from postnatal interventions<br></p>