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✅   Relationship between vaginal and gut microbiome and pregnancy outcomes in eastern Ethiopia: a protocol for a longitudinal maternal-infant cohort study (the EthiOMICS study)

Health

Introduction Although evidence exists on the impact of microbiota on pregnancy outcomes in many high-resource settings, there is a lack of research in many low-resource settings like Ethiopia. This study aims to fill this gap by studying the gut and vaginal microbiota changes throughout pregnancy and assess how these changes relate to pregnancy outcomes among a cohort of pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia. Methods and analysis Vaginal and stool samples will be collected using DNA/RNA Shield Collection kits three times starting at 12–22 weeks, 28–36 weeks and at birth (within 7 days). Postnatally, newborns’ skin swabs (at birth) and rectal swabs will be obtained until 2 years of age.

BMJ     Jan 08, 2025