Expectant mothers who take probiotics during pregnancy face an increased risk of preeclampsia. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia.
Expectant mothers who take probiotic supplements greatly increase their risk of developing dangerous preeclampsia. The researchers note that many so-called “mom bloggers” advertise probiotic pills as some kind of “magic remedy” for pregnant women. However, they do not have the slightest evidence that would confirm the benefits of probiotics. But a review of international studies on the intake of probiotics by pregnant women showed that they increase the risk of preeclampsia by half.
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University of Queensland
Medicine
Australian Queensland's oldest university, formed December 10, 1909. Included in the prestigious Group of Eight and belongs to the oldest, so-called “sandstone universities” in Australia