The administration of antibiotics before cesarean delivery did not increase the risks for asthma, eczema or other allergic conditions in early childhood, providing further support for their use, according to a study published in The BMJ.
“Women who give birth by cesarean section are at increased risk of infections, such as wound infections, in the period after giving birth, and prophylactic antibiotics are used to reduce this risk,” Dana Sumilo, DPhil (Oxon), MFPH, honorary clinical research fellow at the Institute of Applied Health Research and fellow of the faculty of public