Cesarean delivery

Evaluation of Cesarean Delivery

Cesarean delivery scar.

A 35-year-old-woman presented to us for her third IVF treatment cycle. She had had a Cesarean delivery 7/2 months earlier following a successful IVF treatment. She had had an uneventful recovery from the operation. After delivery she had two menstrual periods then decided to start a new IVF treatment cycle. She had her first ultrasound scan on cycle day (CD) 9, which was performed before the lu...

Cesarean delivery and prematurity.

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize procedures to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and th...

Post-cesarean delivery analgesia.

Post-cesarean delivery pain relief is important. Good pain relief will improve mobility and can reduce the risk of thromboembolic disease, which is increased during pregnancy. Pain may also impair the mother's ability to optimally care for her infant in the immediate postpartum period and may adversely affect early interactions between mother and infant. Pain and anxiety may also reduce the abi...

Myomectomy during cesarean delivery.

BACKGROUND The optimal management of leiomyomas during cesarean delivery is unclear. OBJECTIVES To assess the safety of myomectomy performed during cesarean delivery. SEARCH STRATEGY PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched to identify potentially relevant studies published prior to June 30, 2012. SELECTION CRITERIA Case-control study comparing myomectomy with no myomec...