WHO recommendations on choice of antiseptic agent and method of application for preoperative skin preparation for caesarean section
Overview
The recommendations in this document thus supersede the previous WHO recommendations for choice of antiseptic agent and method of application for preoperative skin preparation for caesarean section as published in the 2015 guideline WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections.
The primary audience for this recommendation includes health professionals who
are responsible for developing national and local health-care guidelines and protocols
(particularly those related to the prevention and treatment of peripartum infections) and
those involved in the provision of care to women and their newborns during labour and
childbirth, including midwives, nurses, general medical practitioners and obstetricians, as
well as managers of maternal and child health programmes, and relevant staff in ministries
of health and training institutions, in all settings.
