Synbiotic strategy: Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation may reduce mortality in pre-term infants – Australian meta-analysis Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation may reduce the mortality rate of pre-term infants if given in their first few months of life, an Australian meta-analysis has found.
Researchers at Griffith University used advanced big data analysis to identify specific probiotic supplements, and ultimately assessed 45 randomised controlled trials with 12,320 participants from 19 different locations including the US, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.
The included RCTs estimated the effect of six different probiotic strains (Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Saccharomyces, Streptococcus, and Bacillus), and their combinations on the health parameters of premature infants.