BACKGROUND The unimodal approach of using pentazocine as post-cesarean section pain relief is inadequate, hence the need for a safer, easily available and more effective multimodal approach. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of rectal diclofenac combined with intramuscular pentazocine for postoperative pain following cesarean section. METHODS In this double blind clinical trial, 130 pregnan...

abstract background: one of the most important problems in surgical patients is anxiety before surgery. teach-back method is an interactive training method that can lead to increase understanding and knowledge of the patients. the aim of this study is survey the effect of teach back- method on surgical anxiety in primiparous cesarean section women. methods: this study is a randomized clinical t...

Vernix caseosa peritonitis is a rare complication caused by inflammatory response to amniotic fluid spilled into the maternal peritoneal cavity. Most cases occur after cesarean section. We discuss herein two patients, aged 33 and 29 years, who presented with vernix caseosa peritonitis seven to nine days after a cesarean delivery. Laparotomy was performed and it revealed neither uterine rupture ...

background & aim : the causes of increased rate of cesarean section (c-section) are not completely known. the repeated c-sections are frequently reported in studies conducted in iran. this study aimed to determine the frequency of, and indications for the first time csection (fcs) in zanjan, iran in 2012-2013. methods & materials : a cross-sectional study was conducted and systematic random sam...

Since the mid-1980s, cesarean section rates in Canada have declined. By 1993, 18 of every 100 deliveries were by cesarean section, compared with close to 20 per 100 in 1987. As well, in 1993, 9 of every 100 deliveries were primary cesareans, down from a high of almost 11 per 100 in the mid-1980s. And the repeat cesarean section rate fell from 39 per 100 cesareans in the mid-1980s to 34 in 1993....