Abstract: Background: This study was undertaken to characterize the vaginal microbiota throughout normal human pregnancy using sequence-based techniques. We compared the vaginal microbial composition
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is common in women of childbearing years and active IBD during pregnancy is associated with increased rates of preterm delivery and low birth weight newborns. Changes
Maternal microbiota is involved in many metabolic diseases. However, its role in the pathophysiology of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) remains unclear. In this case-control study, 16S rRNA gene a