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SUBMITTER: Jarde A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759212 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jarde Alexander A Lewis-Mikhael Anne-Mary AM Moayyedi Paul P Stearns Jennifer C JC Collins Stephen M SM Beyene Joseph J McDonald Sarah D SD
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20180108 1
<h4>Background</h4>Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit. It has been speculated that probiotics might help prevent preterm birth, but in two previous systematic reviews possible major increases in this risk have been suggested. Our objective was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women taking probiotics, prebiotics or synbiotics.<h4>Meth ...[more]