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Azithromycin for Preventing Maternal and Neonatal Infections During Labor.
Sponsor: Armed Forces Hospital, Pakistan
Summary
In this study, we want to see the role of the antibiotic, azithromycin, in preventing maternal and neonatal infections, if the drug is given intrapartum to the mother
Official title: Impact of Single Dose Azithromycin During Labor on Maternal and Neonatal Infections
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
400
Start Date
2025-05-01
Completion Date
2025-08-31
Last Updated
2025-05-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
oral azithromycin
we will be administering single-dose oral azithromycin to ladies who go into labor and have no risk factors for sepsis, as there is increased risk of postpartum sepsis in both mother and neonate after normal vaginal delivery in low-income and middle-income countries
no azithromycin
participants in this arm will be given only standard labor care and no oral azithromycin