Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the mothers and infants included in the study.

From: Human gut colonisation may be initiated in utero by distinct microbial communities in the placenta and amniotic fluid

Mother/Infant

Reason for

caesarean section

Prenatal

antibiotics

Gestational age

(weeks)

Gender

Birthweight

(grams)

Apgar

score at

5 minutes

Neonatal

antibiotics

1

breach position

clindamycin

39 1/7

male

3400

9

none

2

hemorrhoids

none

39 3/7

male

3750

9

none

3

pelvic diameter

none

39 1/7

female

3230

9

none

4

breach position

none

39 3/7

male

3470

9

none

5

pelvic diameter

none

38 6/7

female

3100

9

none

6

previous section

none

39 3/7

female

4325

7

none

7

pelvic diameter

none

39

female

3720

9

none

8

fear of childbirth

none

39 1/7

female

3595

9

none

9

breach position

none

39 1/7

female

3980

8

none

10

breach position

none

39

male

3490

10

none

11

breach position

none

39

female

3000

10

none

12

previous section

none

39

female

3250

10

none

13

placenta praevia

none

38 1/7

female

2770

9

none

14

previous section

none

38 6/7

male

3200

9

none

15

fear of childbirth

none

39 1/7

male

3670

9

none