Despite the widespread application of standard aseptic techniques during vaginal birth, cesarean birth ... women who present with signs of infection after childbirth or abortion, midwives and ...

Postoperative complications may include: Wound infection. One of the most common complications after a C-section is an incision infection, typically located on the lower abdomen. If left untreated ...

A: An estimated 1 in 4 postoperative wound complications occur within 14 days of hospital discharge. Some patients may develop wounds other than the surgical sites, which can complicate their hospital ...

A 1999 Cochrane review of 51 randomized trials concluded that a single dose of either ampicillin or a first-generation cephalosporin administered at cesarean ... post-cesarean endometritis and ...