Key activities or recommendation | Screening strategy | Risk-based strategy | Combination strategy | Dutch guideline |
---|---|---|---|---|
Identify risk factorsa | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Take swab at 35–37 weeks of gestation | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Take swab at onset or during labour | No | No | No | All women with risk factors 4 or 5a |
Treatment of the woman with IAP | All women who are colonised | All women with ≥ one risk factor | All women with ≥ one risk factor AND who are colonised | All women with risk factors 1, 2, or 3 All women with risk factors 4 or 5a AND who are colonised |
Antibiotic treatment of the child | All baby’s with signs of neonatal infection | All baby’s with signs of neonatal infection | All baby’s with signs of neonatal infection | All baby’s with signs of neonatal infection |