An Updated Narrative Mini-Review on the Microbiota Changes in Antenatal and Post-Partum Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal depression (AND) and post-partum depression (PPD) are long-term debilitating psychiatric disorders that significantly influence the composition of the gut flora of mothers and infants that starts from the intrauterine life. Not only does bacterial ratio shift impact the immune system, but it also increases the risk of potentially life-threatening disorders.

Material and methods

Therefore, we conducted a narrative mini-review aiming to gather all evidence published between 2018-2022 regarding microflora changes in all three stages of pregnancy.

Results

We initially identified 47 potentially eligible studies, from which only 7 strictly report translocations; 3 were conducted on rodent models and 4 on human patients. The remaining studies were divide

SUBMITTER: Doroftei B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9315700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature