Effects of Oral Probiotic Supplementation on Group B Strep (GBS) Rectovaginal Colonization in Pregnancy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-07-26
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators wish to determine if oral probiotic supplementation during the second half
of pregnancy decreases maternal GBS recto-vaginal colonization at 35-37 weeks' gestational
age, thereby decreasing need for maternal antibiotic administration at time of labor. The
importance of this study is that it may offer a safer alternative to antibiotic treatment of
group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonized pregnant women.