In Rome, the first International Symposium on the care of mother and child

Organized by the Centre Ofmom (Ex Mater Ecclesiae), the event brought together national and international experts on postpartum and intestinal microbiota issues.

On October 26 last took place in Rome, Via della Pineta Sacchetti 502, the first International Symposium on the care of the mother and child, made by the Center Ofmom (formerly Mater Ecclesiae).

The Ofmom centres, already operating in Beijing, Seoul and Los Angeles, offer professional services 24 hours, aimed at new mothers and their families, guaranteeing the highest levels of quality and safety for the recovery of the total well-being of women, through personalized courses composed of yoga classes, massages, beauty treatments, relaxation moments, music therapy and ad hoc food programs, all managed in a multidisciplinary way by qualified doctors, nurses, dieticians and chefs.

The next opening of the first Centre Ofmom in Italy in Rome, which among other things will support the project to create the first Italian BioBanca for the study of the intestinal microbiota of mother and newborn, was celebrated by the important international meeting coordinated by the HANMI Science President, Dr. Chong Yoon Lim, attended by representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Italy, guests from Italy, China and Korea.

HANMI Science President Chong Yoon LIM and Prof. Marco ELEFANTI Gemelli General Hospital Director

During the Symposium the importance of the biological, metabolic and psycho-physical balances established during the pre and postpartum, of how to preserve them and strengthen the maternal recovery to protect the newborn was discussed. Great importance has been attributed to the role of nutrition in promoting the physical and psychological health of the new mother, and how the mediation of the interaction between food and body, operated by the intestinal microbiota that influences the maturation of the immune system, can condition the state of health of pregnant women, laying the groundwork for the healthy development of the fetus during gestation and the newborn at birth.

As emerged from the World Health Organization's report on targeted prevention to combat chronic disease epidemics in the world, the adoption of correct lifestyles and proper nutrition could save as many as 36 million lives in the next 10 years. In this regard it would be interesting to highlight the potential of microbiota studies for prevention purposes.

The various national and international experts from Italy, China and Korea, taking stock of the state of research on the microbiota of the mother and the child, have therefore underlined the importance for the individual since birth, starting from the mother relationship - baby during gestation.

International team during the Symposium

Among the Italian experts in the study of the microbiota and its relations, Prof. Gasbarrini intervened, who highlighted various aspects and clinical studies on the health of the mother and child microbiota, as prevention of many diseases at risk of becoming chronic, such as diabetes.

Professor Antonio Gabarrini, Gemelli University Foundation

The mother's microbiota, strictly influenced by food choices, is fundamental for a correct development of the child's immune system and that is why, during the Symposium, there has been a long discussion about the correct diet and how it can change the intestinal microbiota, whose health, as many studies on the intestinal-brain axis now affirm, is highly correlated to that of our neurological functions and our psyche.