Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section

BACKGROUND: The single most important risk factor for postpartum maternal infection is cesarean section. Although guidelines endorse the use of prophylactic antibiotics for women undergoing cesarean section, there is not uniform implementation of this recommendation. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 1995 and last updated in 2010. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of prophylactic antibiotics compared with no prophylactic …