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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 688-693 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2022/03 |
Keywords
- Clostridium
- multicenter study
- preterm delivery
- probiotics
- recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology