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Azithromycin could prevent maternal sepsis

By Hicbd
Wed Sep 13 2023 10:12 am

"For decades, azithromycin has been used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, most commonly eye and respiratory infections. Now we’re learning that when given during labor, azithromycin also reduces maternal infections, therefore preventing those infections from spiraling into sepsis...And it could also be a game-changer in the United States, where 23 percent of maternal deaths are from sepsis."

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https://www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/report/2023-report/
https://www.uab.edu/news/health/item/13400-single-dose-of-azithromycin-reduces-maternal-sepsis-or-death

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Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Childbirth / Pregnancy Labor / Caesareans / C-Sections Gynecology / OB-GYNs / Midwives / Doulas Antibiotics Sepsis

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