The gut microbiome plays a remarkable role in immune function, brain development, and long-term health — and children with Down syndrome are particularly likely to have disruption to it.

In this free webinar, Dr Peter Reynolds, a paediatrician and clinical lead for the neonatal network for Kent, Surrey and Sussex, explains what probiotics are, what the microbiome does, why dysbiosis matters, and what the emerging evidence says about gut health and Down syndrome specifically.

He covers the critical first three years of life, the gut-brain axis, why antibiotics and caesarean sections affect the microbiome, and what we do and don’t yet know about probiotics for children with Down syndrome. Honest about the gaps in evidence — but full of genuinely useful context. Find further resources and support at downsyndromeuk.co.uk.

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