Antibiotic use during pregnancy: a retrospective study of prescription patterns and birth outcomes at an antenatal clinic in rural Ghana

• Hoofdauteurs: Kwesi Boadu Mensah (Auteur), Kwame Opoku-Agyeman (Auteur), Charles Ansah (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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Background Babies are increasingly being exposed to antibiotics intrapartum in the bid to reduce neonatal and maternal deaths. Intrapartum antibiotic exposure, including even those considered safe in pregnancy, have been associated with childhood obesity and compromised immunity. Data on the extent...