Probiotics could greatly improve the health of premature babies
Posted 5 years ago by Soraya in General Health News
An Australian meta-analysis including over 1000 infants and various probiotic supplements found a reduced risk of necrotising enterocolitis in children given probiotics, as well as a 53% reduction in the risk of mortality. Necrotising enterocolitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal problems in premature babies; the study, with “remarkably consistent results”, found the risk of enterocolitis to be reduced by 74 percent in babies given probiotics.
Reference: The Lancet. 12-18 May 2007, Volume 369, Issue 9573, Pages 1614-1620. "Probiotics for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm neonates with very low birthweight: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials"
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