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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