Anne writes: <I'm adding this to my question list for new mothers -- too often when I ask if they received any medications during labor they tell me know, just pain relief... it pays to be specific!> I don't know what happens in other areas but in the hospital I worked in (in the chicago suburbs), mothers who were having c-secs usally received antibiotic via the IV while she was in labor and post-delivery. She may not even have known it. I was lucky enough to have access to the chart and could check meds given during L&D. So when a mom presented with thrush symptoms, if she had a c-sec that often confirmed it for me (that she had received antibotics). Hope this helps. Mary Kay Smith, CLE, IBCLC