The vaginal microbiota of pregnant women varies with gestational age, maternal age, and parity

R Romero, KR Theis, N Gomez-Lopez… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The composition of the vaginal microbiota is heavily influenced by pregnancy and may factor
into pregnancy complications, including spontaneous preterm birth. However, results among …

Vaginal microbiota in pregnancy: role in induction of labor and seeding the neonate's microbiota?

K Kervinen, I Kalliala, S Glazer-Livson, S Virtanen… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Compared to other human microbiota, vaginal microbiota is fairly simple with low bacterial
diversity and high relative abundance of Lactobacillus species. Lactobacillus dominance is …

Microbial diversity in the vaginal microbiota and its link to pregnancy outcomes

A Baud, KH Hillion, C Plainvert, V Tessier, A Tazi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The vaginal microbiota refers to the microorganisms that reside in the vagina. These
microorganisms contribute significantly to a woman's reproductive and general health. A …

Ecological succession in the vaginal microbiota during pregnancy and birth

MA Rasmussen, J Thorsen… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The mother's vaginal microbiota represents the first microbes to which a child is exposed
when delivered vaginally. However, little is known about the composition and development …

[引用][C] Vaginal microbiome studies in pregnancy must also analyse host factors

SS Witkin - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
It seems logical that the composition of the vaginal microbiota would be a significant variable
influencing pregnancy outcome. Bacteria that are not part of the normal microbiota can …

Vaginal microbiota in pregnancy: evaluation based on vaginal flora, birth outcome, and race

A Subramaniam, R Kumar, SP Cliver… - American journal of …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Objective This study aims to evaluate vaginal microbiota differences by bacterial vaginosis
(BV), birth timing, and race, and to estimate parameters to power future vaginal microbiome …

A cross-sectional pilot study of birth mode and vaginal microbiota in reproductive-age women

CA Stennett, TV Dyer, X He, CK Robinson, J Ravel… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies suggest that birth mode (Cesarean section [C-section] or vaginal delivery) is
an important event in the initial colonization of the human microbiome and may be …

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 …

Race, the vaginal microbiome, and spontaneous preterm birth

S Sun, MG Serrano, JM Fettweis, P Basta, E Rosen… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Previous studies have investigated the associations between the vaginal microbiome and
preterm birth, with the aim of determining whether differences in community patterns …

Early pregnancy vaginal microbiome trends and preterm birth

MJ Stout, Y Zhou, KM Wylie, PI Tarr… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Despite decades of attempts to link infectious agents to preterm birth, an exact
causative microbe or community of microbes remains elusive. Nonculture 16S ribosomal …