Re: antibiotics to a newborn for preventative measures - Doctors knowledge appreciated.

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It is the standard of care that the laboring mother be given antibiotics in labor if GBS, or one of a number of complicating factors, is present. Once the baby is out, some are treated immediately due to the circumstances of their delivery, but most are observed for signs of disease prior to treating them with potentially toxic medications.

There is a protocol under trial where all babies are given a dose of antibiotic at birth, and the mothers are not treated automatically, but I have not seen the results of that trial.

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