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Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo: Prelabour rupture of membranes
- Population
- women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery
- Intervention
- Prophylactic antibiotics
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Prelabour rupture of membranes
Prophylactic antibiotics may leads to lower prelabour rupture of membranes compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo Prelabour rupture of membranes · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery Prophylactic antibiotics may leads to lower prelabour rupture of membranes compared with placebo (low certainty). Antibiotic prophylaxis during the second and third trimester to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes and… (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.34 [0.15, 0.78] | 1 study · 229 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prophylaxis during the second and third trimester to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes and morbidity 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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