CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE AND POVIDONE IODINE

A pilot study was conducted with six pregnant women to clarify the use of the data collection tools and the implementation plan during the study process. After that, the data collection forms were finalized. In the 6 operating room, two different solutions (PI and CG) were applied, according to the preference of the physician, to clean the surgical field. The study was carried out by adding a CG shower application to the physician's preferred solution (for a total of 3 groups). Pregnant women who were admitted to the obstetrics clinic were informed about the purpose, scope, duration, and method of the study by one of the researchers. Follow-up of the women was done for 7 day duration following postnatal to assess postoperative for comfort, pain, wound complications by the nurse researcher. At discharge, cultures were taken from the abdominal wounds of the participants