%0 Journal Article
%T MYBIOTA: A birth cohort on maternal and infant microbiota and its impact on infant health in Malaysia.
%A Eow SY
%A Gan WY
%A Jiang T
%A Loh SP
%A Lee LJ
%A Chin YS
%A Than LTL
%A How KN
%A Thong PL
%A Liu Y
%A Zhao J
%A Chen L
%J Front Nutr
%V 9
%N 0
%D 2022
%M 36238465
%F 6.59
%R 10.3389/fnut.2022.994607
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The microbiota plays a key role in early immunity maturation that affects infant health and is associated with the development of non-communicable diseases and allergies in later life.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The MYBIOTA is a prospective mother-infant cohort study in Malaysia aiming to determine the association between gut microbiota with infant health (temperament, gastrointestinal disorders, eczema, asthma, and developmental delays) in Selangor, Malaysia.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Pregnant mothers will be enrolled in their first trimester of pregnancy, and follow-ups will be done for infants during their first year of life. Maternal-infant biological samples (blood, feces, saliva, urine, and breast milk), anthropometric, dietary, and clinical information will be collected at different time points from early pregnancy to 12 months postpartum.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This study could provide a better understanding of the colonization and development of the gut microbiome during early life and its impact on infant health.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier NCT04919265.