Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Maternal serious infectious complications · women undergoing caesarean section

Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal serious infectious complications compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.31 [0.2, 0.49]
32 studies · 6159 participants
Moderate

Maternal serious infectious complications · Women undergoing elective cesarean section

Antibiotics showed no clear difference in maternal serious infectious complications compared with no antibiotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.04, 24.21]
4 studies · 545 participants
Low