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The outcomes were endometritis, febrile morbidity, and wound infection, reported as odds ratios (OR) and surface under the cumulative ranking curve analysis scores.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec003\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 31 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. In the network meta-analysis (NMA) for endometritis, pooled network OR values indicated that the following interventions were superior to placebo: cephalosporins (OR: 0.18, 95% credibility interval [CrI]: 0.07\u20130.45), penicillins (OR: 0.19, 95% CrI: 0.07\u20130.50), penicillins (multiple doses) (OR: 0.20, 95% CrI: 0.05\u20130.65), combination therapies (OR: 0.22, 95% CrI: 0.09\u20130.54), and cephalosporins (multiple doses) (OR: 0.25, 95% CrI: 0.08\u20130.74). In the NMA for febrile morbidity, placebo was more effective than the other interventions. In the NMA for wound infection, pooled network OR values indicated that the following interventions were superior to placebo: penicillin (OR: 0.14, 95% CrI: 0.05\u20130.37), cephalosporins (OR: 0.19, 95% CrI: 0.08\u20130.41), cephalosporins (multiple doses) (OR: 0.20, 95% CrI: 0.06\u20130.58), combination therapies (OR: 0.29, 95% CrI: 0.13\u20130.57), macrolides (OR: 0.33, 95% CrI: 0.15\u20130.74), and penicillins (multiple doses) (OR: 0.40, 95% CrI: 0.17\u20130.91).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"sec004\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with placebo, a single dose of commonly used antibiotics may prevent maternal infection after cesarean delivery. 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