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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Antibiotics vs no antibiotics

Wound infection · women undergoing caesarean section

Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal wound infection 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 0.4 [0.35, 0.46]
82 studies · 14407 participants
Moderate

Antibiotics vs no antibiotics

Wound infection · Women undergoing elective cesarean section

Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal wound infection 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 0.62 [0.47, 0.82]
17 studies · 3537 participants
Moderate

Prophylactic intravenous antibiotics administered before cesarean incision vs after neonatal umbilical cord clamping

Wound infection · women undergoing caesarean section

Prophylactic intravenous antibiotics administered before cesarean… leads to lower maternal wound Infection compared with after neonatal umbilical cord clamping (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Timing of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics for preventing postpartum infectious morbidity in women undergoing… 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.44, 0.81]
10 studies · 5041 participants
High

Antistaphylococcal cephalosporins C1 and C2 (1st and 2nd generation) vs broad spectrum penicillins plus betalactamase inhibitors P2+ ‐ all outcomes

Wound infection · women undergoing caesarean section

It is very uncertain whether antistaphylococcal cephalosporins C1 and C2 (1st and 2nd generation) changes maternal wound infection compared with broad spectrum penicillins plus betalactamase inhibitors P2+ ‐ all… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Different classes of antibiotics given to women routinely for preventing infection at caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.32, 1.9]
4 studies · 543 participants
Very low