women s health issues
Intraamniotic Infection
Prevention of Intraamniotic Infection
If a woman has preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes, doctors do pelvic examinations only if necessary. Doctors usually also give a woman antibiotics intravenously and by mouth to help the pregnancy last longer and reduce the risk of problems in the fetus. Doctors screen pregnant patients for group Bstreptococcusat 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy. People who screen positive are given antibiotics during labor. 