BMJ : British medical journal
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Clinical Trial
Effect of cleansing the birth canal with antiseptic solution on maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in Malawi: clinical trial.
To determine if cleansing the birth canal with an antiseptic at delivery reduces infections in mothers and babies postnatally. ⋯ Cleansing the birth canal with chlorhexidine reduced early neonatal and maternal postpartum infectious problems. The safety, simplicity, and low cost of the procedure suggest that it should be considered as standard care to lower infant and maternal morbidity and mortality.