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Antibiotics Recommended Before Cesarean Delivery. New recommendations from ACOG call for all pregnant women to be given antibiotics before having a cesarean delivery to help prevent infections. According to ACOG, infection is the most common complication of cesarean delivery, occurring in 10% to 40% of women who have a
cesarean. In comparison, infection occurs in only 1% to 3% of women who deliver vaginally. Previously antibiotics were generally given to women after their baby was born and the umbilical cord was clamped, due to concerns that antibiotics in the baby’s bloodstream from the mother would interfere with newborn lab tests or could lead to antibiotic-resistant infections. The latest data show that antibiotics given to pregnant women prior to cesarean delivery significantly reduce maternal morbidity and do not harm newborns. Read more. Comment: Consider, however, adverse effects on breastfeeding due to increased incidence of thrush — a direct downstream effect of antibiotic use.
Lamaze News Release Knocks “Ice-Chips-Only” Policies. Are health care providers and administrators at your local institutions receptive to evidence-based feedback? You might share with them this news release from Lamaze International, titled “Why Ice Chips Can Chip Away At a Healthy Birth.”
Alternative Birthing Rooms Yield Better Outcomes. Women who birth in alternative settings within the hospital environment have better outcomes than those who have their babies in a traditional hospital ward, according to an updated Cochrane review. The review found that women who birthed in rooms that were bed-free or designed to be more home-like were 18% less likely to use pain medication and 22% less likely to be given oxytocin to speed labor. The likelihood of birth by cesarean section decreased by 11%. Read the review.
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