Using mother's gut bacteria to help preterm babies
Treatments studied
Part of Infections, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study is testing whether giving a special transplant of healthy bacteria from the mother's gut can help improve the gut health of babies born early (preterm). It is for pregnant women at high risk of preterm labor between 29 and 34 weeks of pregnancy.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant and between 29 weeks and 34 weeks along.
- You have a condition like preeclampsia, a weak cervix, or placenta previa that raises the risk of early labor.
- You or the baby's other parent is fluent in Finnish.
- You do not have other major health issues like an active infection, inflammatory bowel disease, or celiac disease.
- You have not taken antibiotics or traveled outside the EU in the last 3 months.
- You are not taking insulin for gestational diabetes, and you are not carrying more than one baby.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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