Current World Health Organization guidelines recommend routine antibiotic prophylaxis for women with perineal tear 3rd and 4th degree but not for 2nd degree because of insufficient evidence of effectiveness. The investigators aimed to investigate whether antibiotic prophylaxis prevented maternal infection after the first and second perineal tear after vaginal birth.
Age range
18 Years – 45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Number of participants with a fever after delivery
Timeframe: 6 weeks of delivery