Azithromycin reduces maternal infection in laboring women in low- and middle-income countries
Antibiotic reduces maternal infection risk in labor
This secondary analysis of an RCT found that azithromycin reduced maternal infection and sepsis in women in labor, with a larger reduction a…
A single dose of azithromycin during labor lowered maternal infections in a large trial across seven countries.
Active sepsis prevention program reduces maternal infection-related complications in Malawi and Uganda
New program cuts deadly infections in mothers by 32%
This cluster-randomized trial in Malawi and Uganda involving 431,394 women found that an Active Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis …
A low-cost hospital program in Africa cut life-threatening infections in pregnant women by more than 30%, offering hope for safer childbirth…