Intrapartum prophylactic efficacy of ampicillin versus clindamycin in preventing vertical transmission of group B Streptococcus.

Aim: To compare the prophylactic efficacy of ampicillin and clindamycin against vertical transmission of group B Streptococcus from mothers to their infants by evaluating the rates of group B Streptococcus colonisation.

Methods: We retrospectively extracted data for mothers who delivered at Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital between 1 October 2017 and 31 March 2021 and tested positive for antepartum group B Streptococcus, and their infants. The chi-square test was used to compare the rates of group B Streptococcus colonisation, sepsis, and meningitis.

Is fat content of human milk decreased by infusion?

Background: Human milk (HM) is the optimum nutrition for preterm infants. Previous studies showed that tube infusion decreased the fat content in thawed HM. The aim of this study was to determine if freezing–thawing is the main reason for decrease of fat content.