Probiotics in pregnancy: Inequities in knowledge exchange, attitudes, and use of probiotics in a socio-demographically diverse, cross-sectional survey sample of pregnant Canadians

Background Pregnancy interventions, potentially including consumption of nutraceuticals like probiotics, represent possible avenues for preventing non-communicable diseases. However, evidence syntheses indicate that probiotic interventions, while effective in managing some pregnancy complications (e.g., gestational diabetes), do not confer health benefits to uncomplicated pregnancies. Messaging around probiotics in pregnancy is mixed, such that …