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vaginal seeding

vaginal seeding noun: the use of swabs to transfer bacteria from the mother's vagina to the newborn baby, supposed to aid the infant's microbiome.

Noun

vaginal seeding (uncountable)

  1. The use of swabs to transfer bacteria from the mother's vagina to the newborn baby, supposed to aid the infant's microbiome.
    Synonyms:
    microbirthing

Synonyms of vaginal seeding

Questions about vaginal seeding

What does vaginal seeding mean?
Vaginal seeding means the use of swabs to transfer bacteria from the mother's vagina to the newborn baby, supposed to aid the infant's microbiome.
What part of speech is vaginal seeding?
Vaginal seeding is a noun.

Words near vaginal seeding in the dictionary

  1. vaginal openings
  2. vaginal process
  3. vaginal processes
  4. vaginal ring
  5. vaginal rings
  6. vaginal seeding
  7. vaginal sex
  8. vaginal vault
  9. vaginal vaults
  10. vaginaless
  11. vaginalike

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