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.

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What Are the Causes of Bleeding After a C-Section?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By R. Y. Langham, Ph.D.

It is natural for a woman to experience some bleeding following a C-section, but uncontrollable bleeding may occur when the major blood vessel is damaged during surgery, according to the website eMedTV. After delivery, some women experience C-section complications such as postpartum hemorrhage or severe bleeding.