Press Release: CUHK conducts interdisciplinary study on gut microbiota in pregnancy to reduce risk of inflammatory bowel disease in babies

Early childhood is a golden age to manipulate gut microbiota for disease prevention. Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) are conducting a clinical study to determine how babies’ early-life environment and diet influence gut microbiota and contribute to the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study will assess how early-life exposure, from pregnancy to infancy, can influence the child’s long-term health, and how to harness these factors for disease risk prediction, prevention and treatment. Pregnant women with IBD joining the study will receive special care from an interdisciplinary team during pregnancy, as will their infants when they are born.

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