Journal article
Randomized study of vaginal and neonatal cleansing with 1% chlorhexidine
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety, acceptability, and antimicrobial effect of 1% chlorhexidine (CHX) vaginal washing of women in labor and their neonates.
METHODS: Randomized controlled trial of 1% CHX vaginal and neonatal washing compared with no washing (usual care [UC]). The study included 502 women (334 CHX, 168 UC) who delivered 508 liveborn neonates (335 CHX, 173 UC). Main outcome measures were the incidence of maternal adverse effects, …
Authors
Pereira L; Chipato T; Mashu A; Mushangwe V; Rusakaniko S; Bangdiwala SI; Chidede OS; Darmstadt GL; Gwanzura L; Kandawasvika G
Journal
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 234–238
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.09.009
ISSN
0020-7292