WHO recommendation on screening of pregnant women for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcus disease in newborns

Overview

The primary audience for this recommendation includes health professionals who are responsible for developing national and local health-care guidelines and protocols (particularly those related to the prevention and treatment of peripartum infections) and those involved in the provision of care to women and their newborns during labour and childbirth, including midwives, nurses, general medical practitioners and obstetricians, as well as managers of maternal and child health programmes, and relevant staff in ministries of health and training institutions, in all settings.