Journal
ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 377-385Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000218
Keywords
microbiota; pregnancy complications; premature birth; women's health
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- National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research [R01NR014800]
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The maternal microbiome is recognized as a key determinant of a range of important maternal and child health outcomes, and together with perinatal factors influences the infant microbiome. This article provides a summary review of research investigating (1) the role of the maternal microbiome in pregnancy outcomes known to adversely influence neonatal and infant health, including preterm birth, cardiometabolic complications of pregnancy such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, and excessive gestational weight gain; (2) factors with an established link to adverse pregnancy outcomes that are known to influence the composition of the maternal microbiome; and (3) strategies for promoting a healthy maternal microbiome, recognizing that much more research is needed in this area.
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