Conclusion
The majority of the women preferred getting prophylactic antibiotic
treatment after cord clamping, to avoid antibiotic exposure to their
baby and thereby its possible long-term consequences. Even though there
are nuanced considerations for each pregnancy, most women would also
trust the recommendation by their healthcare professional. These results
suggest that women should be closely involved in the decision-making
regarding the timing of prophylactic antibiotics before caesarean
delivery.
Disclosure of interest
All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Contribution to
authorship
PBA, ECLL, TDC, RV and ADA originated the idea for the interview-study
and ADA carried out the initial focus group interview. SHP, MML and JB
contributed to the final design of the study. All authors, but
especially MML, JB, ADA and RV, assisted the preparation of the
interview guide. SHP performed the single semi-structured interviews and
was supervised by MML. The analyses and interpretations of the results
were performed by SHP and PBA. SHP and PBA wrote the manuscript draft
with input and critical revisions from ECLL, TDC, RV, ADA, MML and JB.
All authors approved the final version of the paper and agreed to be
accountable for all aspects of the work.
Ethical approval
According to Danish law, interview and questionnaire studies are
exempted from approval by ethics committees, the Data Protection Agency,
and the Danish Health Authorities, as long as the participants and data
remain anonymous (24). The department head at our delivery ward approved
the study. Participation in the study was voluntary and conducted in an
undisturbed and confidential setting.
Funding
Not relevant.
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