title: Does cleansing the birth canal at delivery reduce postnatal infection rates?
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash Medical Centre, Monash Institute of Public Health, Melbourne, VIC.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Clavisi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014621:Vagina
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002710:Chlorhexidine