Should prophylactic antibiotics be routinely given to a mother before a cesarean birth?

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2013 Sep-Oct;38(5):266-7. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31829b3d68.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
  • Bacterial Infections / etiology
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control*
  • Cesarean Section / adverse effects*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / etiology