First, the new Spanish government told the United States that it was willing to offer a change in the Reconcentration policies (the main set of policies that was feeding yellow journalism in the United States) if the Cuban rebels agreed to a cessation of hostilities.
Some were assigned to keep their stitched wounds dry and covered for at least 48 hours (the control group), and others were told to keep the dressing on to absorb immediate bleeding, then remove it and bathe as normal in the first 12 hours. None of the patients were on antibiotics.
Stitches stop any bleeding from a tear and join the tissues together. A doctor or midwife will do the stitching, usually soon after the birth of your baby. It takes about 45 minutes to do the stitches. The stitches dissolve so they do not have to be removed.