This determines your baby's specific gut type. There are 7 gut types which determine level & functions of both beneficial bacteria & not so friendly ones. Beneficial ones are categorized into BGT 1 & BGT 2 while BGT 4 to BGT 7 are considered to be suboptimal. BGT 3 can have both beneficial & harmful bacteria. We also classify baby Gut type as BGT 2 to 7 plus BH/BL depending upon the level of colonization of beneficial bacteria-bifidobacterium. Baby's gut type help you have understanding of your baby' gut development during the first year & drives precision prebiotics & probiotics recommendations to recolonise baby's gut.

Human milk Oligosaccharides, also known as human milk glycans, are some specific sugars that can be found in high concentrations in human breast milk. These specific sugars do not provide nutrition to the baby & cannot be digested by the baby. HMO are food for tiny little microbes living in the gut who ferment this specific sugar & convert them into short chain fatty acids- butyrate, acetate & propionate. These beneficial byproducts help in strengthening of gut lining, promoting child's gut diversity, promoting development of digestive tract & immune system, reducing the pathogen infections and improving brain development and cognition.

Dominance of these bacterial species also makes sure that your baby is getting the right amount of folate, Vitamin B 12, B6 & K. There are some specific categories of bacteria who are equipped to ferment HMO into beneficial compounds. HMO Digestion matrix tells you if your baby' gut has these specific bacteria & what is the level of HMO digestion. High score is considered to be beneficial.

Gut microbiome plays a key role in strengthening the immune system since 70% of immune cells reside along gut lining. First 1000 days of life provide an opportunity for beneficial bacteria- bifidobacterium to train neonatal immune system, inducing immune tolerance & reducing circulatory chronic inflammation.This beneficial bacteria ferments tryptophan in breast milk into indole-3-lactic acid.

Pathway(ILA) that regulates & modulates your child's immune system while high presence of unfriendly bacteria- Enterobacteriaceae species ferment this tryptophan into p-cresol which is said to cause kidney disease in children. We study functional activity of your child's microbiome & through our immune system health score tell you how well activity of your gut microbial population is promoting immune system health, converting tryptophan into indole-3-lactic acid Pathway(ILA) & fighting off pathogens. A high score is considered to be good.

Synapsis is a process that helps in formation & development of neural networks inside the brain which takes place after the baby is born.At an early stage of life, synapsis formation exceeds elimination , yielding excessive synapses essential for the assembly of neural networks in the brain. Overtime synaptic elimination outpaces synaptic formation, leading to maturation of synapses and neural circuits from childhood through adolescence. Synaptic formation & elimination is regulated by specific immune cells- microglia. Some specific bacteria- Bifidobacteria plays a key role in modulating microglia to shape up baby's brain neural networks.

These specific microbes also convert sugars in HMO into short chain fatty acids such as acetate which passes the blood brain barrier & enters the brain where it supports brain development. However if your baby's gut is dominated by not so friendly bacteria, it can convert tryptophan in breast milk into p-Cresol which can lead to onset & progression of Autism. Neonatal neurodevelopment score tells you if your synaptic pruning is dysregulated. Symptoms of dysregulated synaptic pruning include ADHD, Autism, bipolar disorder, anxiety issues. High score is considered beneficial.

Antibiotics Resistance Signature Score compares alpha & beta diversity & functional activity of unfriendly & antibiotics resistance bacteria with key beneficial bacteria in the gut. A high score indicates domination of beneficial bacteria over antibiotic resistant bacteria . A high score is considered to be good.

During the first 1000 days, the gut microbiome which a child acquires through the mother- both when it passes through the birth canal as well as through breast milk, shapes up his/her metabolic health. Over activity of some specific unfriendly bacteria & low dominance of bifidobacterium can lead to low levels of short chain fatty acid production that can increase risk of type 1 diabetes & obesity.

Our Metabolic health score tells you if some of pathogens are dominating baby's gut microbial ecosystem, causing leaky gut, making them cross gut barrier & kill beta cells of Pancreas, thereby making baby's body lose ability to produce insulin & causing insulin dysfunction.

This score measures the activities of your microbes that can contribute to or reflect inflammation in your gut environment. Inflammation in your gut takes place when your child's microbiome metabolizes the food he/she eats into harmful molecules that can trigger food allergies, intolerances, skin issues, metabolic health issues or digestive troubles. This gives overall picture of level of inflammation taking place inside body of your child.

Based on the functional activity of your child's microbiome, we can find out if gut bugs of your child's is converting foods & prebiotics into harmful molecules, not producing enough short chain fatty acids , neurotransmitter GABA &/or low absorption of vitamin D, vitamin B9 & B12 & tell you if your child is moving towards or away from developing autism spectrum disorder.

This score assesses how the interactions between your child's microbiome & the food he/she eats impact his/her digestive health.Our molecular & biological functions analysis assesses how well his/her body is digesting protein, carbs & fats. A status which is suboptimal means that your child's current dietary choices is not supporting his/her microbes to improve your digestive efficiency & optimize nutrient absorption.

This score measures how activities of your child's microbiome is impacting his/her gut health.Domination of unfriendly bacteria can lead to gut dysbiosis & leaky gut which can trigger metabolic, digestive & mental health issues. Our analysis can tell you what specific interventions can help reinstate gut health of your child.