We found no evidence to support a protective association between perinatal use of probiotics and doctor diagnosed asthma or childhood wheeze .
R and omised controlled trials to date have not yielded sufficient evidence to recommend probiotics for the primary prevention of these disorders .
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy with  childhood asthma and wheeze .
Synbiotics prevent asthma‐like symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis
To cite this article : van der Aa LB , van Aalderen WMC , Heymans HSA , Henk Sillevis Smitt J , Nauta AJ , Knippels LMJ , Ben Amor K , Sprikkelman AB , the Synbad Study Group . Synbiotics prevent asthma‐like symptoms in infants with atopic dermatitis . Allergy 2011 ; 66 : 170–177
We found no evidence to support a protective association between perinatal use of probiotics and doctor diagnosed asthma or childhood wheeze .
R and omised controlled trials to date have not yielded sufficient evidence to recommend probiotics for the primary prevention of these disorders .
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy with  childhood asthma and wheeze .