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Effect of Probiotics on Metabolic Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Influences of Oral Probiotics on the Immunometabolic Response During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of probiotics on gestational diabetes mellitus: an umbrella meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of Probiotics on Glycemic Control and Metabolic Parameters in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
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- Improvement of glucose metabolism in pregnant women through probiotic supplementation depends on gestational diabetes status: meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of products designed to modulate the gut microbiota on hyperlipidaemia.European journal of nutrition · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Probiotic Supplement in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of diabetes research · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Probiotics on the Glucose Levels of Pregnant Women: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2018Pooled it
- The effects of probiotics supplementation on metabolic health in pregnant women: An evidence based meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- The influence of prebiotic or probiotic supplementation on antibody titers after influenza vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Drug design, development and therapy · 2018Pooled it
- The Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Genetic and Metabolic Profiles in Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2019Trial
- Effects of probiotic supplements on insulin resistance in gestational diabetes mellitus: A double-blind randomized controlled trial.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2019Trial
- The Effects of Synbiotic Supplementation on Pregnancy Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2018Trial
- Susceptibility of the Placenta and Fetal Brain to Maternal Probiotic Supplementation.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Maternal probiotic and prebiotic supplementation on glucose metabolism in pregnant women and their offspring: effects and related mechanisms.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Effects of Probiotics in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Progress in interventions for vaginal microecology.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Management and Prevention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
The metabolic effects of probiotic administration in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is unknown. The objective of this review was to investigate the effect of probiotics on fasting plasma glucose (FPG), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and LDL-cholesterol levels in pregnant women diagnosed with GDM. Seven electronic databases were searched for RCTs published in English between 2001 and 2017 investigating the metabolic effects of a 6-8 week dietary probiotic intervention in pregnant women following diagnosis with GDM. Eligible studies were assessed for risk of bias and subjected to qualitative and quantitative synthesis using a random effects model meta-analyses. Four high quality RCTs involving 288 participants were included in the review. Probiotic supplementation was not effective in decreasing FBG (Mean Difference = -0.13; 95% CI -0.32, 0.06,
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