Dr. Kwan explains that there has been a cultural change in the U.S. toward greater antibiotic restraint, but problems remain.
In the article, Dr. Kwan agreed that antibiotic overuse is prevalent in pregnancies in the US, and she said that starts with the high prevalence of cesarean births. Nearly one third of all births in the US are by c-section, twice the rate recommended by the World Health Organization.
You can access the news article in Medscape via this link.