Clinicians' decision-making about broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing for suspected maternal sepsis during childbirth in the UK: a qualitative study.

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Title: Clinicians' decision-making about broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing for suspected maternal sepsis during childbirth in the UK: a qualitative study.
Authors: Kingdon C; Department of Women's & Children's Health, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK ckingdon@liverpool.ac.uk.; Liverpool Women's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, Liverpool, UK.; Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UK.; National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North West Coast, Liverpool, UK., Greenfield B; Liverpool Women's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, Liverpool, UK., Cunningham C; Liverpool Women's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, Liverpool, UK., Freeman D; Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UK., Ming D; Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UK., Lissauer D; Department of Women's & Children's Health, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.; Liverpool Women's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, Liverpool, UK., Holmes A; Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation, Imperial College London, London, UK.; The David Price Evans Global Health and Infectious Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.; National Institute of Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, London, UK., Merriel A; Department of Women's & Children's Health, Institute of Life Course & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.; Liverpool Women's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, Liverpool, UK.; National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North West Coast, Liverpool, UK.
Source: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2026 Jul 17; Vol. 16 (7), pp. e110559. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 17.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101552874 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2044-6055 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20446055 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Open Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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