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This study aims to characterize the vaginal microbiome in pregnant women with VVC and its impact on their offspring\u2019s meconium microbiome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Forty-four pregnant women, including 17 with VVC (VVC group) and 27 healthy controls (HC group), along with their 44 offspring, were enrolled in this study. Maternal vaginal samples were collected during the pre- and post-delivery phases. Meconium samples from their newborns were also obtained. Microbial communities were characterized using 16S rRNA sequencing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The vaginal microbiome of healthy pregnant women was predominantly composed of the genus <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>. The Bray-Curtis dissimilarity index indicated significant alterations in the vaginal microbiome of the VVC group, with a notable decrease in <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic> and significant increases in <jats:italic>Delftia<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Burkholderia<\/jats:italic> during both the pre- and post-delivery phases compared to the HC group. Additionally, the neonatal meconium microbiome exhibited significant differences between the VVC and HC groups, with <jats:italic>L. salivarius<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>L. helveticus<\/jats:italic> significantly decreased and <jats:italic>Delftia<\/jats:italic> significantly increased in the VVC group. Similar trends in microbial variation were observed across maternal and neonatal microbiomes, indicating intergenerational concordance associated with VVC.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>VVC alters the microbiota of both pregnant women and their neonates at birth, suggesting a form of microbial inheritance. 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