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Is It Useful to Take Prenatal Antibiotics for Group B Strep? Prenatal Antibiotic Treatment Does Not Decrease Group B Streptococcus Colonization at Delivery

Published on July 29, 2018April 5, 2020

Neonatal sepsis is mainly caused by group B streptococci, which reach the child during delivery because the mother carries the bacteria in her vaginal or anal mucosa. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm0gAbOQKb4?rel=0&showinfo=0] If the mother is an asymptomatic carrier of streptococcus, one strategy to prevent the bacteria’s passage from the mother to the child is to administer antibiotics

Can My Diet Harm My Unborn Baby? Evidence of Infant Blood Pressure Programming by Maternal Nutrition during Pregnancy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Intervention Study.

Published on July 28, 2018April 5, 2020

Research Findings

Western societies are characterized by unhealthy diets and a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. The most alarming thing is that these chronic diseases are affecting children, worsening what is already a serious public health problem. Nutrition plays a fundamental role in the development of many of these diseases. Some recent studies