Effect of preoperative vaginal cleansing with an antiseptic solution to reduce post caesarean infectious morbidity.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of pre operative vaginal cleansing with an antiseptic solution to reduce post caesarean infectious morbidity.

Methods: An observational case control study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit-III, Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad from February to July 2010. The 100 women in control group received the standard abdominal preparation only, while the 100 subjects in interventional group also received preoperative vaginal cleansing with 10% pyodine along with the usual abdominal scrub.