The Use of Prebiotics from Pregnancy and Its Complications: Health for Mother and Offspring-A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy involves a metabolic reprogramming that includes changes in the gut microbiota composition in women. Evidence shows that maternal dysbiosis is linked to neonatal dysbiosis, and this factor can determine health status in adulthood. Although there is little literature available on this topic, high heterogeneity is a limitation when examining nutritional interventions. Information has been gathered to contrast the benefits of prebiotic usage, specifically in pregnancy, in its possible complications and in newborns' gut microbiota development. The objective pursued in this brief narrative review is to provide a clear summary of relevant content when searching with regard to the use of prebiotics in pregnancy, the effects in prenatal and postnatal periods, and to help in clinical deci

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Montero C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature