Weiyi Shen, Qianyi Chen, Renbin Lin, Zhefang Hu, Man Luo, Yanwei Ren, Keren Huang, Li Wang, Shujie Chen, Lan Wang, Yu Ruan, Lijun Feng
AIM: To investigate the differences in gut microbiota composition among nonpregnant women of reproductive age, healthy pregnant women, and gestational diabetes (GD) patients. METHODS: A total of 45 outpatients were enrolled and divided into three groups: nonpregnant women of reproductive age (control group, n = 23), healthy pregnant women (normal group, n = 10), and GD patients (GD group, n = 12). Faecal samples were collected and sequenced using 16S rRNA gene sequencing to analyse the microbial composition...
April 1, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth