C-Section Recovery: Pain Care, Exercise & Scar Management

C-section recovery involves managing pain with breastfeeding-safe medications while monitoring for signs of infection or internal bleeding. Toning the belly and safely returning to exercise like jogging or situps takes time.

Signs of Infection After a C-Section

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Adam Cloe

C-sections (cesarean sections) involve making an incision in the abdomen to allow for the delivery of an infant from the uterus. This surgical removal of the baby is performed when vaginal birth is not possible due to complications that could make a vaginal birth dangerous to the mother or child.