A new finding has found the answer to reducing premature delivery rates as scientists have found bugs in pregnant women can affect early labour.
It is believed that these findings could lead to a new supplement that ensures pregnant women have the ‘correct level of friendly bacteria’.
The Breakthrough On Probiotics
Scientists believe that probiotics packed with ‘friendly bacteria’ could reduce premature birth rates as new findings conclude that the bugs in her body seem to affect when she goes into labor.
As probiotic yoghurts and drinks in supermarkets lack the ‘friendly bacteria’, scientists are predicting that a probiotic tablet packed with friendly bacteria could treat those who are deemed to have the ‘wrong mix of bugs’.
1 in 13 babies are born prematurely and those that survive face 1 of many health problems. Infants can be born with lung disease, cerebral palsy, blindness or deafness.
49 women took part in the study where they gave samples during pregnancy and after birth. Of the 49, 15 gave birth early tending to lack bugs from the lactobacillus family.
Too few friendly bacteria may leave a woman’s womb open to invasive bacteria and toxins. Hormone tablets, a stitch in the cervix and steroids could be given to the woman to prevent premature birth.
These solutions sound very unnatural in my personal opinion and none of them do the job of rebalancing the bacteria in her body.
In the UK, 60,000 babies are born prematurely every year and neonatal care costs several thousand pounds every day.
How Probiotics Benefit Our Health
Probiotics are the good bacteria and yeast in our bodies that keeps us healthy. There are many benefits of having good levels of probiotics in our bodies:
Digestive Health
Research has shown that probiotics can be helpful for people with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
Urinary Health
Regular probiotics helps prevent bad bacteria from invading the urinary tract which makes probiotics a good addition to antibiotics for those suffering from urinary tract infections.
Allergies
Though there are not many studies on this, one large research study found that women who take probiotics during pregnancy saw a 30 percent reduction in their infants eczema.