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Abstract
Caesarean section is one of the most common operations done nowadays. In view of increased caesarean section rate its infectious complications attain much importance. The commonest reported complications included endomyornetritis urinary tract infection, wound infection and chest infection which are important causes of maternal morbidity. The reported infectious complications without antibiotic prophylaxis ranges from 45% to 85% for patients undergoing caesarean section after labour or ruptured membranes i.e. high-risk cases of infection. In low risk operations that is done before the onset of labour, the reported infectious complications ranges form 13% to 35%. Several studies had demonstrated the value of prophylactic antibiotics in cases of high risk caesarean section as most or the infectious complications were reduced by 50% - 60% in most of the studies. However, the value of prophylactic antibiotics in low-risk operations had been the subject of few studies that stimulated us to explore this entity to reach a final conclusion. This study aimed at determining the role of the prophylactic antibiotics in the low-risk caesarean section.