Is There a Connection Between Diet and Preterm Labor in African American Women? An Analysis of Literature

.........................................................................................................3 Dedication.......................................................................................................4 Acknowledgments.............................................................................................5 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................8 FOOD DESERTS............................................................................................10 IMPACT OF DIET ON HUMAN MICROBIOME AND WOMEN HEALTH OUTCOMES...12 The Gut Microbiome...................................................................................12 The Vaginal Microbiome. .................................................................................13 Bacterial Vaginosis.................................................................................16 Diet and Bacterial Vaginosis......................................................................17 DIET, MICROBIOME AND PRETERM LABOR.....................................................18 CONCLUSION..............................................................................................19 REFERENCES.................................................................................................21