Pregnant women who take probiotics face increased risk of pre-eclampsia, study suggests - ABC News

A Brisbane-based obstetric physician says many "mummy bloggers" promoted probiotic tablets or capsules as being "kind of magical in pregnancy", without evidence to prove the benefits.

Pregnant women who take probiotic supplements significantly increase their risk of developing the potentially dangerous complication, pre-eclampsia, world-first Queensland research suggests.

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