Penicillin allergy testing in pregnancy improves maternal and neonatal clinical outcomes
Jamie L Waldron, Nerlyne Desravines, Carolina Alvarez, Rebecca J Cleveland, Kim A Boggess, Mildred Kwan · 2026
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Jamie Waldron and co-authors study penicillin allergy testing in pregnancy in a 2026 paper. Many pregnant women carry a penicillin allergy label, and pregnancy is a time of heavy antibiotic use, where this drug family is often the best choice. An unchecked label pushes doctors toward second-choice drugs. That swap is tied to more cesarean births, longer hospital stays, more infections, and more drug courses for mothers, and worse outcomes for newborns too.
In their cohort study, women who chose allergy evaluation were followed against a usual-care group. The main measure was antibiotic use through thirty days after birth. The team also compared health outcomes for mothers and babies between the groups. Testing in pregnancy, they argue, can clear false labels in time to change real care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jamie L Waldron, Nerlyne Desravines, Carolina Alvarez, Rebecca J Cleveland, Kim A Boggess, Mildred Kwan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |