Lactobacillus plantarum 299v and Improved Iron Levels

• Feasibility Study of Lactobacillus Plantarum 299v Probiotic Supplementation in an Urban Academic Facility among Diverse Pregnant Individuals

  • 2023-02-09
  • RCT · n = 20
  • Nutrients 15(4)
  • • Nefertiti OjiNjideka Hemphill
    • Lacey Pezley
    • Alana D. Steffen
    • G. Elam
    • M. Kominiarek
    • A. Odoms-Young
    • Nicollette Kessee
    • Alyshia Hamm
    • L. Tussing-Humphreys
    • M. D. Koenig

  • PubMed: 36839232
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu15040875

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Iron Levels

  • High evidence
  • Pregnant Women

  A slower decline in maternal hematological and iron parameters across pregnancy was observed in the Lp299v® group compared to placebo.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small