Highlights
- •Implementing vaginal disinfection in a Dutch hospital is feasible and effective.
- •Vaginal disinfection shows a decline in post cesarean endometritis.
- •Vaginal disinfection shows significant decrease in endometritis for patients with ruptured membranes and in second stage of labor.
- •Vaginal disinfection leads to significantly fewer readmissions and lower costs.
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