Table 3.

Characterization of the subjects included in the study groups

Woman N	Age	Type of delivery1	Gestational age at birth
Probiotic (n = 15)
1	31	SD	39 week + 6 days
2	32	CD	40 week + 3 days
3	39	SD	40 week + 1 day
4	31	SD	40 week + 2 days
5	33	SD	40 week + 3 days
6	30	SD	39 week
7	33	SD	41 week + 3 days
8	34	CD	39 week
9	36	CD	38 week + 4 days
10	38	SD	38 week + 5 days
11	42	SD	39 week + 4 days
12	30	SD	39 week
13	29	SD	40 week + 2 days
14	33	CD	39 week + 2 days
15	25	SD	40 week + 1 day
Control (n = 12)
16	28	SD	40 week + 6 days
17	33	SD	39 week + 3 days
18	33	CD	37 week + 4 days
19	32	CD	41 week + 3 days
20	34	SD	40 week
21	21	SD	39 week + 5 days
22	30	SD	38 week + 6 days
23	30	SD	40 week + 2 days
24	34	CD	39 week + 6 days
25	38	CD	41 week + 1 days
26	38	CD	38 week + 5 days
27	30	SD	40 week + 2 days

¹ SD: spontaneous delivery; CD: caesarean delivery.