Antibiotics vs no treatment during postpartum period: Neonatal mortality
- Population
- women with management of intra‐amniotic infection
- Intervention
- Antibiotics
- Comparison
- no treatment during postpartum period
- Outcome
- Neonatal mortality
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes neonatal death compared with no treatment during postpartum period (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics vs no treatment during postpartum period Neonatal death · women with management of intra‐amniotic infection It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes neonatal death compared with no treatment during postpartum period (very low certainty). Antibiotic regimens for management of intra‐amniotic infection (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 3.32 [0.14, 79.88] | 1 study · 116 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic regimens for management of intra‐amniotic infection 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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