The composition and stability of the vaginal microbiota of normal pregnant women is different from that of non-pregnant women

R Romero, SS Hassan, P Gajer, AL Tarca, DW Fadrosh… - Microbiome, 2014 - Springer
Background This study was undertaken to characterize the vaginal microbiota throughout
normal human pregnancy using sequence-based techniques. We compared the vaginal …

The vaginal microbiota of pregnant women who subsequently have spontaneous preterm labor and delivery and those with a normal delivery at term

R Romero, SS Hassan, P Gajer, AL Tarca, DW Fadrosh… - Microbiome, 2014 - Springer
Background This study was undertaken to determine whether the vaginal microbiota of
pregnant women who subsequently had a spontaneous preterm delivery is different from …

Influence of pregnancy history on the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women in their first trimester

D Nasioudis, LJ Forney, GM Schneider, K Gliniewicz… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Pregnancy permanently alters maternal anatomy, physiology and immunity. We evaluated if
the vaginal microbiome differed between women with a first or subsequent conception …

Increased richness and diversity of the vaginal microbiota and spontaneous preterm birth

AC Freitas, A Bocking, JE Hill, DM Money… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background The bacterial community present in the female lower genital tract plays an
important role in maternal and neonatal health. Imbalances in this microbiota have been …

The vaginal microbiome during pregnancy and the postpartum period in a European population

DA MacIntyre, M Chandiramani, YS Lee, L Kindinger… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The composition and structure of the pregnancy vaginal microbiome may influence
susceptibility to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Studies on the pregnant vaginal microbiome …

Pregnancy's stronghold on the vaginal microbiome

MRS Walther-António, P Jeraldo, ME Berg Miller… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To assess the vaginal microbiome throughout full-term uncomplicated pregnancy.
Methods Vaginal swabs were obtained from twelve pregnant women at 8-week intervals …

Changes in the vaginal microbiome during the pregnancy to postpartum transition

KL Nunn, SS Witkin, GM Schneider, A Boester… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Springer
Substantial changes in the composition of the vaginal microbiome occur following the end of
pregnancy. To identify potential drivers of microbiome changes in individual women during …

Preliminary characterization of vaginal microbiota in healthy Chinese women using cultivation‐independent methods

Y Shi, L Chen, J Tong, C Xu - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The normal microbiota plays an important role in maintaining the vaginal health of
women. The aim of this study was to characterize the numerically dominant populations of …

Vaginal microbiota of healthy pregnant mexican women is constituted by four Lactobacillus species and several vaginosis‐associated bacteria

C Hernández-Rodríguez… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To identify the microbiota communities in the vaginal tracts of healthy Mexican
women across the pregnancy. Methods. Vaginal swabs were obtained during the prenatal …

Parity and gestational age are associated with vaginal microbiota composition in term and late term pregnancies

K Kervinen, T Holster, S Saqib, S Virtanen… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Vaginal microbiota and its potential contribution to preterm birth is under
intense research. However, only few studies have investigated the vaginal microbiota in …