• Full-term pregnancy is 280 days or 40 weeks. If the baby is born before the 37th week then it is termed a Pre-term birth.

• If the pre-term happens in a very early stage after a month or two after getting pregnant, then it is called a miscarriage if it happens naturally. If medical external intervention happens due to some health issues in the baby, then it is called an abortion.

• What causes these health issues? It is mainly due to the diet of the pregnant mother. The food that we eat should help balance the hormone in the body. Progesterone should be higher than Estrogen hormone. Is it only the brain and ovary that are doing the hormonal secretion? The answer is no. The latest research shows that the prebiotic food that we eat helps good bacteria to grow and prevent bad bacteria from growing. This will bring hormonal balance and avoids preterm birth from happening.

• If there is more Lactobacillus crispatus in the vaginal microbiome then there will be full-term birth, while if more Lactobacillus iners is present then it leads to Preterm birth.

• When there is an imbalance or dysbiosis in the vaginal microbiome then bad bacteria will grow more than good bacteria which results in pre-term birth or pre-mature birth or rupture of the placental membrane or miscarriage at a very stage.

• It is good for pregnant women and women planning for pregnancy to take a Total Polyphenol Test in the blood as Polyphenol is prebiotic food for good bacteria to grow. It is essential for health, and it will also prevent the growth of bad bacteria.

• Pregnant women generally take tests like NIPT, Prenatal, and Neonatal to know if the baby has Down Syndrome or Chromosomal Genetic Disorder and make sure the baby is free from disabilities. But the Antioxidant Test only will determine how much your body is protected. Eating Antioxidant-rich food only will help to avoid these genetic disorders.

• MDA Test will let you know the extent of damage that has happened to your body due to your diet. Through this test, you can change your diet and lifestyle and deliver a full-term healthy baby.

• Some of the causes for pre-term birth may be due to multiple pregnancies, having severe infections in the body, suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure for a long time, Vaginal Dysbiosis, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), imbalance in the Vaginal Microbiome, Stressful Lifestyle, Habits like smoking, drinking, etc. There may be a genetic influence also.

• At AMMAGENOMICS we have developed PCR-based patented technology to deduct DNA from the vaginal microbiome and the gut microbiome. This will let us know how many bad bacteria and good bacteria are there and give results in three hours.