Microbirth School (Microbiome Coures)

Microbirth School (Microbiome Coures) is rated 3 out of 5 in the category e-learning. Read and write reviews about Microbirth School (Microbiome Coures). ABOUT MICROBIRTH SCHOOL MICROBIRTH SCHOOL is the brainchild of Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford, the filmmakers behind the mult award-winning documentary MICROBIRTH. We offer accredited online courses and webinars to help health professionals feel much more confident when asked about the infant microbiome. * Explores the infant microbiome and epigenetics * Covers pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early infancy * Featuring world-leading professors * Evidence-based and easy-to-understand * Delivered as high quality HD short videos, PDF presentations, quizes, evaluations, full set of handouts and interactive discussion forum *Accredited Continuing Education for midwives, doulas, childbirth education and lactation professionals * Reveals science that strongly supports vaginal birth (when possible), immediate skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding for the optimal training of the infant immune system to benefit a child's lifelong health. ABOUT THE INFANT MICROBIOME 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 main seeding event for founding the infant microbiome. With vaginal birth, the mother's bacteria are transferred to the baby via the birth canal, immediate skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding. Arriving in the infant gut, these bacteria are fed by the special sugars in breast milk. These bacteria help train the baby's human cells to distinguish between what is "friend"​ and what is "foe"​ so that the immune system can fight off attack from pathogens. This process helps kickstart the baby's immune system and helps to protect the infant from disease for its entire lifetime.