Pakistan study finds link between microbiome and premature birth : State of the World from NPRA single bacteria in a pregnant person’s microbiome can signal whether their baby is at risk for premature birth. Lower levels of a bacteria called Prevotella copriindicated a greater chance a woman would not carry her pregnancy to full term. Researchers in Pakistan called the discovery a “Eureka moment” for them.
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Pakistani researchers find link between the microbiome and premature birth
A grandmother rocks the hammock of five-month-old baby Ladoo in Rehri Goth, Pakistan. Researchers in Pakistan have found a link between premature births and the microbiome of <a href="https://lumeamara.online/?p=4655" title="Free bus travel to help vulnerable pregnant women get to hospital”>pregnant women.
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A single bacteria in a pregnant person’s microbiome can signal whether their baby is at risk for premature birth. Lower levels of a bacteria called Prevotella copriindicated a greater chance a woman would not carry her pregnancy to full term. Researchers in Pakistan called the discovery a “Eureka moment” for them
