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University of Virginia: Study Shows Antibiotic Reduces Mothers' Risk Of Death During, After Childbirth
February 28, 2023
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:

A single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health scientist and his collaborators has found.

Azithromycin, also known as Z-Pak, has already been shown to benefit women delivering by cesarean section. But the new findings . . .

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