se of antibiotics to prevent infections in mothers with rupture of membranes before labour after 37 weeks of pregnancy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1.Pregnant mothers with confirmed gestational age more than 37 & less than 42 weeks.

2.Singleton pregnancies with cephalic presentation

3.Ruptured membranes for less than 12hrs

4.Absence of uterine contractions on admission

Exclusion Criteria

Mothers with following complications, on admission will be excluded from the study

1.Foetal death or anomaly

2.Placenta praevia

3.Placental abruption

4.Chorioamnionitis

5.Indicated for a caesarean section on admission

6.Allergic to Cefuroxime, other cephalosporins or to penicillins

7.Contraindicated for the use of oxytocin

Primary Outcome Measures

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Secondary Outcome Measures

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