Background: Peripartum antibiotics are commonly administered. Little is known of the attitudes of pregnant women toward peripartum antibiotics. Aim:We aimed to assess the awareness of and attitudes toward peripartum antibiotic use in Australian women. Materials and Methods:We surveyed post-partum women at three hospitals over six months. Women reported if they received antibiotics 48 h either side of delivery and responded to statements assessing attitudes to peripartum antibiotic use. Administered antibiotics were recorded. We reported the proportion receiving antibiotics and the proportion aware of receiving them. Participants responded on five-point Likert scales and selected side effects of concern.Results: Participants responding were 248 of 299 (83%, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital), 56 of 106 (53%, Caboolture Hospital) and 17 (Redcliffe Hospital, denominator not recorded). Of 183 (57%) receiving antibiotics, 134 (73%) received them pre-delivery only, 18 (10%) post-delivery only and 31 (17%) pre-and postdelivery. Pre-delivery, the most common indication was pre-incisional prophylaxis for caesarean delivery (93 of 160 responses, 58%). Seventy-nine (51%, 156 responses) of those receiving pre-delivery antibiotics were aware. Of 49 women receiving post-delivery antibiotics, 36 (73%) were aware. Most agreed they were worried that pre-delivery antibiotics would affect their baby (198, 62%) and 160 (50%) were concerned about effects on their own microbiome. Most (204, 65%) agreed they would rather not take antibiotics while breastfeeding. Conclusion:Many women were unaware of receiving pre-delivery antibiotics.Most had concerns about side effects. Improved communication regarding peripartum antibiotic use would improve patient-centred care.

Clothing is an important basic requirement for everyone. It is a way of protecting the human body from extreme weather conditions and hostile environment conditions. Clothing is a style in which one represents oneself and expresses one's feelings and personality type. The present research was undertaken to study the Effect of Age on Styles of Clothing Preferred by Women in Chandigarh. A survey was conducted for which a questionnaire was prepared and used as an interview schedule to collect data. The sample of the study included girls and women between the ages 25 to 45 years. The analysis of data showed that younger women in the age group ranging between 25 to 30 years in comparison to older women in the age group ranging from 31 to 45 years feel that "Fashion Magazines" do not influence their Clothing Choices. Also, women in the age group of 25 to 30 years and 31 to 35 years feel that their Clothing Choices are not affected by "Looking at What Others Wear". Further, women of all age groups were neutral towards "Movies" influencing their Clothing Choices. It was further seen that women of age group of 25 to 30 years, 31 to 35 years and 36 to 40 years like to wear "Western Casuals", whereas Older Women in the age group of 41 to 45 years like to wear "Indian Casuals". It was also seen that women of age group 25 to 30 years, 31 to 35 years and 36 to 40 years were neutral towards the preference for "Circular Silhouettes" but, women of age group 41 to 45 years prefer wearing "Circular Silhouettes". Also, "A-Line Silhouettes" were preferred the most by the women of age group 25 to 30 years, 31 to 35 years and 41 to 45 years but women of age group 36 to 40 years said that they prefer "Circular Silhouettes" to "A-Line Silhouettes". Thus on the whole this research helped to conclude that women of different age groups feel differently about what and who inspires them to wear a certain style of clothing. Older women like to wear more of Indian style casual clothing and younger women prefer more of Western style casual clothing. Also there are distinct choices in preference for silhouettes as well. Younger women prefer A-Line silhouettes and older women like Circular Silhouettes. This could be because of the change