Women's perspectives on caesarean section recovery, infection and the PREPS trial: a qualitative pilot study

• Main Authors: Annalise Weckesser (Author), Nicola Farmer (Author), Rinita Dam (Author), Amie Wilson (Author), Victoria Hodgetts Morton (Author), R. Katie Morris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In England, 27.8% of all pregnant women undergo caesarean sections (CS) to deliver their babies. Women undergoing CS are at risk of developing sepsis and post-natal infections, which not only contribute significantly to maternal mortality and morbidity, but also negatively impact...