C-Section Antibiotics Show No Link to Asthma in Childhood

FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Giving antibiotics to a woman just before a cesarean delivery does not increase her baby's risk of asthma or eczema, a new British study says.

C-section is common, but can put new mothers at increased of infection, so they're given preventative antibiotics.

"Maternal infections, such as wound infection, can be a risk in the period immediately after birth. Preventative antibiotics are of most benefit to the mother if given before the cesarean section is carried out," said lead author Dana Sumilo, a senior research fellow from the University of Warwick.