Antepartum Use of Antibiotics / 대한주산의학회잡지

ABSTRACT

Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medicines during pregnancies for various reasons. The antepartum use of antibiotics requires the consideration of maternal physiologic change, its effects to fetuses and drug-resistance. Usually, antibiotics are prescribed to pregnant women complicated with preterm labor, preterm premature ruptures of the membranes, urinary tract infection or sexually transmitted diseases. In this article, we reviewed the antepartum use of antibiotics in obstetrical management.