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September 25, 2025Bangladesh Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyOpen Access

Association between Timing of Prophylactic Antibiotic in Cesarean Section and Risk of Postpartum and Neonatal Infections

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MKMst Afroza KhanumMMMst Nazmunnaher MinaSLSalma Lovereen

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Overview

Randomized controlled trial compares postpartum and neonatal infections based on antibiotic timing, suggesting no significant impact.

Key Points

  • Timing of prophylactic antibiotic does not significantly affect maternal infectious morbidity after cesarean section.
  • In a trial with 176 patients, rates of infections like UTI and endometritis showed no significant differences between groups.
  • Patients received antibiotics either before incision or after cord clamping, yet overall outcomes remained similar.
  • Results suggest current practices regarding antibiotic timing may need no revision based on infection rates.

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Khanum et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5db15ddad3c16d4637d08https://doi.org/10.3329/bjog.v39i1.82115
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