Adverse effects of antibiotics · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects of antibiotics (skin rash) · Women who had normal vaginal births
It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes adverse effects of antibiotics (skin rash) compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of episiotomy wound infection with wound dehiscence · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes incidence of episiotomy wound infection with wound dehiscence compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.13 [0.01, 2.28]
73 participants
Very low
Incidence of episiotomy wound dehiscence without wound infection · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes incidence of episiotomy wound dehiscence without wound infection compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.82 [0.29, 2.34]
73 participants
Very low
Incidence of puerperal infection (endometritis) · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
73 participants
Very low
Incidence of severe maternal infectious morbidity · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Discomfort or pain at episiotomy wound site · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Women's satisfaction with care · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Antibiotic prophylaxis probably leads to lower infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in… compared with no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Infection rate at 6 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in infection rate at 6 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fever or puerperal febrile morbidity · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of severe maternal infectious morbidity · Women who had normal vaginal births
1 finding from 1 review
Endometritis · Women who had normal vaginal births
It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes endometritis compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Urinary tract infection · Women who had normal vaginal births
Routine antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in urinary tract infection compared with no treatment or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection (episiotomy dehiscence) · Women who had normal vaginal births
It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes wound infection (episiotomy dehiscence) compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of maternal hospital stay (days) · Women who had normal vaginal births
1 finding from 1 review
Individual antimicrobial resistance · Women who had normal vaginal births
1 finding from 1 review
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
Endometritis · women undergoing caesarean section
Antibiotics probably leads to lower maternal endometritis compared with no antibiotics (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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