Vaginal preparation with antiseptic solution before cesarean section for preventing postoperative infections

Abstract

Cesarean delivery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by obstetricians. Infectious morbidity a er cesarean delivery can have a tremendous impact on the postpartum woman's return to normal function and her ability to care for her baby. Despite the widespread use of prophylactic antibiotics, postoperative infectious morbidity still complicates cesarean deliveries. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2010 and subsequently updated in 2012, twice in 2014, in 2017 and 2018.

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