Patterns of recovery from pain after cesarean delivery

National survey of postoperative pain control after cesarean delivery.

BACKGROUND Postoperative pain is a common problem after cesarean deliveries. OBJECTIVES To characterize common obstetric anesthesia practices after cesarean deliveries in Israel in order to standardize postoperative pain relief protocols. METHODS A questionnaire was completed during an interview with every obstetric anesthesia unit in all 25 delivery wards in Israel. Data were gathered on i...

Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.

MANAGEMENT of labor after previous cesarean delivery continues to be a controversial area of obstetric practice. Neither repeat cesarean delivery nor a trial of labor are without risk. Currently, cesarean delivery is the most commonly performed operation, and repeat cesarean delivery is the most common indication. Although the prevalence of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) increased...

Neonatal outcomes after elective cesarean delivery.

OBJECTIVE To examine the outcomes of neonates born by elective repeat cesarean delivery compared with vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in women with one prior cesarean delivery and to evaluate the cost differences between elective repeat cesarean and VBAC. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 672 women with one prior cesarean delivery and a singleton pregnancy at or after 3...

Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery

Between 1970 and 2007, the cesarean delivery rate in the United States increased dramatically from 5% to more than 31% (6, 7). This increase was a result of several changes in the practice environment, including the introduction of electronic fetal monitoring and the decrease in use of vaginal breech deliveries and forceps deliveries (8–10). The increase in cesarean delivery rates was partly pe...

Skin-to-Skin Contact After Cesarean Delivery