Probiotics support intestinal health in babies

Probiotics are essential for a baby’s intestinal health. They support better digestion and boost a baby’s immune system. “Probiotics are good bacteria that normally should be living in our intestines, and which begin to colonize our intestines from the time we are in the womb,” said Jenelle Ferry, M.D., neonatologist and director of feeding, nutrition and infant development at Pediatrix^® Medical Group of Florida. “We want to keep a healthy balance of this good bacteria in our gut to out-compete the bad bacteria.”

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