In recent years, several new antimicrobials have become available that are safer and more
effective compared with older agents commonly used in obstetrics. Basic knowledge of …

Nearly two-thirds of all pregnant individuals report at least one infection during pregnancy. 1
Severe infections can contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality. 2 Thus, the prevention …

DR. RICHARD L. SWEET: The clinical emergence of antibiotics in the 1940s may have
been, as many claim, the most significant medical occurrence of this century or even …

The critically sick pregnant patient is a challenge for the intensive-care physician. Several
features, such as physiological changes associated with pregnancy, specific obstetric …

The use of antibiotics to prevent infections during pregnancy and the puerperium is clearly
different from the use of antibiotics to treat established infections. Prophylactic antibiotics are …

Antimicrobial agents, especially antibiotics, are prescribed in pregnancy for various specific
indications related to pregnancy per se (eg chorioamnionitis), for infections otherwise …

Infection is the single most common problem encountered by the obstetrician. Consider
these statistics1. Overt chorioamnionitis occurs in 3–5% of term patients and up to 25% of …

Drugs should only be prescribed during pregnancy when there are clear indications; the
risks of possible adverse side effects in the mother or fetus must be weighed against the …

The question of whether to pre-scribe a course of antibiotics to a pregnant woman is a
dilemma faced by obstetrics-gynecology (ob-gyn) care providers on a daily basis. In …

Infection is one of the most common causes of infant morbidity and mortality in the neonatal
intensive care unit, despite the availability of various therapeutic medical interventions, such …