Comparison 3. Chlorhexidine digluconate gel or cream versus placebo or no treatment.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Early onset GBS disease (sepsis and/or meningitis within the first seven days of life)	1	190	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	6.0 [0.25, 145.22]
2 GBS pneumonia within the first seven days of life	1	190	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Neonatal colonization with GBS within the first seven days of life	2	249	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.81 [0.48, 1.35]
4 Neonatal mortality due to early‐onset GBS infection	1	190	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5 Adverse (mild) effects in the mother	1	190	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Adverse (mild) effects in the neonate	1	190	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]