Question There has been a great deal of discussion in both the medical and lay literature
about the use of probiotics to improve general health. Subsequently, pregnant women have …

Our objective in this study was to review systematically the evidence for safety of
Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Saccharomyces spp. during pregnancy and to conduct a …

Objectives: To systematically review the literature on the use of probiotics in pregnancy and
their impact on maternal outcomes. Methods: Online databases were searched in April 2012 …

Probiotic and prebiotic products have shown potential health benefits, including for the
prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The incidence of adverse effects in pregnant …

The purpose of this integrative review was to identify, critique, and synthesize the maternal
and neonatal evidence on the prenatal use of probiotics and prebiotics to inform perinatal …

Background Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when administered in adequate
amounts, confer a health benefit. It has been speculated that probiotics might help prevent …

The recent papers by Nishijima et al1 and Morelli et al2 not only confirmed our previous
studies that orally administered lactobacilli can confer benefits on vaginal health but also …

Objective To determine the effects on the vaginal microbiota of an oral probiotic preparation
administered from early pregnancy. Design Randomised, double blind, placebo‐controlled …

Background Preterm delivery is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and death. It often
results from chorioamnionitis, which is a complication of bacterial vaginosis. Probiotics are …

Probiotics are being used increasingly in pregnant women, whereas the efficiency on
pregnancy outcomes is yet lacking. PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were …