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Maternal microbiota-derived signals are transferred to the offspring ante- and postnatally. During gestation signals derived from the maternal microbiota reach the offspring via the placenta (maternal gut-placenta-fetus axis). Signals originating from intestinal microbial colonization of the mother during pregnancy can also reach the offspring through the breast milk after birth (maternal milk-newborn axis).
