Probiotics including Clostridium butyricum, Enterococcus faecium, and Bacillus subtilis may prevent recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery

Eri N. Arai, Satoshi Yoneda, Noriko Yoneda, Mika Ito, Sayaka Tsuda, Arihiro Shiozaki, Tomoyoshi Nohira, Hironobu Hyodo, Kazumasa Kumazawa, Tomo Suzuki, Sumito Nagasaki, Shintaro Makino, Shigeru Saito*

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Abstract

Aim: A large cohort study of Japanese women reported that the rate of recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery (sPTD) in the next pregnancy was 22.3%; therefore, it is important to prevent recurrent sPTD. The present study investigated the rate of recurrent sPTD in pregnant women treated with probiotics. Methods: This was a retrospective study. Fifty-one pregnant women with a history of sPTD and who had been taking probiotics before 14 weeks of gestation were selected. The rate of sPTD in the next pregnancy among 255 pregnant women with a history of sPTD who had not taken probiotics was compared with that in the probiotics group. Results: The rate of recurrent sPTD was 9.8% (5/51), which was lower than previously reported values. Furthermore, the rate of recurrent sPTD was significantly lower in the probiotics group (9.8%) than in the nonprobiotics group (31.0% [79/255]; p = 0.002). Conclusions: Probiotics may reduce the rate of recurrent sPTD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)688-693
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Volume48
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022/03

Keywords

  • Clostridium
  • multicenter study
  • preterm delivery
  • probiotics
  • recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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