Is there evidence for bacterial transfer via the placenta and any role in the colonization of the infant gut? – a systematic review

Periodontal diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes: Mechanisms

(2020) Elena Figuero et al.   PERIODONTOLOGY 2000

Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens

(2019) Marcus C. de Goffau et al.   NATURE

Is amniotic fluid of women with uncomplicated term pregnancies free of bacteria?

(2018) Eva Maria Rehbinder et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

How uterine microbiota might be responsible for a receptive, fertile endometrium

(2018) Marilen Benner et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

HPV infection and bacterial microbiota in the placenta, uterine cervix and oral mucosa

(2018) Heidi Tuominen et al.   Scientific Reports

Uterine Microbiota: Residents, Tourists, or Invaders?

(2018) James M. Baker et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Amniotic fluid from healthy term pregnancies does not harbor a detectable microbial community

(2018) Efrem S. Lim et al.   Microbiome

Fetal membrane architecture, aging and inflammation in pregnancy and parturition

(2018) Ramkumar Menon et al.   PLACENTA

Lack of detection of a human placenta microbiome in samples from preterm and term deliveries

(2018) Jacob S. Leiby et al.   Microbiome

A critical assessment of the “sterile womb” and “in utero colonization” hypotheses: implications for research on the pioneer infant microbiome

(2017) Maria Elisa Perez-Muñoz et al.   Microbiome

Bacterial communities found in placental tissues are associated with severe chorioamnionitis and adverse birth outcomes

(2017) Ronan M. Doyle et al.   PLoS One

Microbial communities in placentas from term normal pregnancy exhibit spatially variable profiles

(2017) Lindsay A. Parnell et al.   Scientific Reports

The placental membrane microbiome is altered among subjects with spontaneous preterm birth with and without chorioamnionitis

(2016) Amanda L. Prince et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Mechanistic Differences Leading to Infectious and Sterile Inflammation

(2016) Faranak Behnia et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Gestational diabetes is associated with changes in placental microbiota and microbiome

(2016) Judit Bassols et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Maternal microbiome – A pathway to preterm birth

(2016) Angela E. Vinturache et al.   Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

The microbiome during pregnancy and early postnatal life

(2016) Josef Neu   Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Microbial Changes during Pregnancy, Birth, and Infancy

(2016) Meital Nuriel-Ohayon et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Comparison of placenta samples with contamination controls does not provide evidence for a distinct placenta microbiota

(2016) Abigail P. Lauder et al.   Microbiome

Human gut colonisation may be initiated in utero by distinct microbial communities in the placenta and amniotic fluid

(2016) Maria Carmen Collado et al.   Scientific Reports

The preterm placental microbiome varies in association with excess maternal gestational weight gain

(2015) Kathleen M. Antony et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Metagenomic Analysis of Milk of Healthy and Mastitis-Suffering Women

(2015) Esther Jiménez et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION

The Placental Microbiome Varies in Association with Low Birth Weight in Full-Term Neonates

(2015) Jia Zheng et al.   Nutrients

Comparative Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods from Feces of Multiple Host Species for Downstream Next-Generation Sequencing

(2015) Marcia L. Hart et al.   PLoS One

Microbiome of the placenta in pre-eclampsia supports the role of bacteria in the multifactorial cause of pre-eclampsia

(2014) Ranmalee Amarasekara et al.   JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH

Is a foetus developing in a sterile environment?

(2014) T.M. Wassenaar et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Term and preterm labour are associated with distinct microbial community structures in placental membranes which are independent of mode of delivery

(2014) R.M. Doyle et al.   PLACENTA

Identification of intracellular bacteria in the basal plate of the human placenta in term and preterm gestations

(2013) Molly J. Stout et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Comparative Microbial Analysis of Paired Amniotic Fluid and Cord Blood from Pregnancies Complicated by Preterm Birth and Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis

(2013) Xiaowei Wang et al.   PLoS One

Probiotics Modulate Host-Microbe Interaction in the Placenta and Fetal Gut: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

(2012) Samuli Rautava et al.   Neonatology

A Metagenomic Approach to Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiome Signature in Pregnancy

(2012) Kjersti Aagaard et al.   PLoS One

Differing Prevalence and Diversity of Bacterial Species in Fetal Membranes from Very Preterm and Term Labor

(2009) Hannah E. Jones et al.   PLoS One

BifidobacteriumandLactobacillusDNA in the human placenta

(2008) R. Satokari et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial Prevalence, Diversity and Abundance in Amniotic Fluid During Preterm Labor: A Molecular and Culture-Based Investigation

(2008) Daniel B. DiGiulio et al.   PLoS One