The following studies back up MOMMA ingredients for supporting Mom and Baby’s health during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Lactobacillus acidophilus La-14, Lactobacillus plantarum Lp-115, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37, Lactobacillus reuteri IE1, Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04, Bifidobacterium longum Bl-05, Bifidobacterium bifidum BB-06, Lactococcus lactis Ll-23, Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM-I-1079, Lactobacillus casei Lc-11, Lactobacillus salivariusLs-33, Lactobacillus gasseri Lg-36, Lactobacillus bulgaricus Lb-87, Lactobacillus fermentum SBS-1, Lactobacillus brevis Lbr-35, Bifidobacterium breve Bb-03, Bifidobacterium infantis Bi-26, Inulin Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) Prebiotic
Improving Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Women:
The effects of probiotic supplementation on biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress and pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes
Patients were randomized into two groups, with one group taking a placebo, and the other taking a probiotic which contained Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium bifidum.
The researchers found, “Overall, probiotic supplementation among women with GDM for six weeks had beneficial effects on FPG, serum hs-CRP, plasma TAC, MDA and oxidative stress index” for pregnant women.
Preventing Atopic Dermatitis and Eczema:
The effects of selected probiotic strains on the development of eczema (the PandA study)
Researchers tested Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium lactis, and Lactococcus lactis against a placebo in a randomized, double-blind study. They found, “This particular combination of probiotic bacteria shows a preventive effect on the incidence of eczema in high‐risk children, which seems to be sustained during the first 2 years of life. In addition to previous studies, the preventive effect appears to be established within the first 3 months of life.”
Maternal probiotic supplementation during pregnancy and breast-feeding reduces the risk of eczema in the infant
“Prevention regimen with specific probiotics administered to the pregnant and breast-feeding mother, that is, prenatally and postnatally, is safe and effective in reducing the risk of eczema in infants with allergic mothers positive for skin prick test.”
Perinatal probiotic supplementation in the prevention of allergy related disease: 6 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial
In this double-blind study, 415 pregnant women were randomized into two groups. One took placebo milk, the other probiotic milk. The probiotic formula contained Lactobacillus rhamnosos GG, L. acidophilus La-5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb-12.
Six years after the children were born, the researchers checked back with them to see if the probiotics had helped prevent allergy-related diseases. They found, “Maternal probiotic ingestion alone may be sufficient for long term reduction in the cumulative incidence of [atopic dermatitis] AD, but not other allergy related diseases.”
Treating Vaginal and Rectal Infections and Preventing Pre-Term Birth:
Ingestion of Probiotics: Optional Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy
L. acidophilus in particular may help to fight bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women. Also, “Although scientific confirmation is still needed, probiotics may be especially important for reducing the preterm birth rate in pregnant women. It has been claimed that intrauterine infection with BV may antedate the pregnancy [38]. Probiotics can safely be used before pregnancy or in the first trimester. Moreover, it may be used as an adjunctive to therapy in the second trimester, avoiding potential side effects and teratogenicity of standard treatments. Probiotics may well be the answer.”
Feasibility of Oral Prenatal Probiotics against Maternal Group B Streptococcus Vaginal and Rectal Colonization
This small study found that the use of prenatal probiotics reduced rectal and vaginal colonization by B Streptococcus.
Glucose and Insulin Control:
Probiotics and dietary counselling contribute to glucose regulation during and after pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial
“The present study demonstrated that improved blood glucose control can be achieved by dietary counselling with probiotics even in a normoglycaemic population and thus may provide potential novel means for the prophylactic and therapeutic management of glucose disorders.”
Effect of daily consumption of probiotic yoghurt on insulin resistance in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial
“Daily consumption of probiotic yogurt for 9 weeks maintains serum insulin levels and might help pregnant women prevent developing insulin resistance.”
Impact of maternal probiotic-supplemented dietary counselling on pregnancy outcome and prenatal and postnatal growth: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study
This study on 256 pregnant women tested Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 against a placebo. The researchers found that the probiotics helped decrease the risk of gestational diabetus mellitus.
Probiotics and Pregnancy
“There are indications for a protective role in preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, vaginal infections, maternal and infant weight gain and allergic diseases.”
For Brain Development:
Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Brain Development
According to this paper, there are “strong indications” that the gut microbiota has an effect on the gut-brain axis. As such, it might be possible for probiotics and probiotics to impact brain development.
