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 Internal Bleeding After a C-Section

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Sharon Perkins

Cesarean section is the most common surgery performed in the United States; nearly one third of all deliveries are cesarean sections, according to the Center for Disease Control. Bleeding can occur from the uterine or skin incision, from the placental attachment site, or from a nicked or damaged blood vessel.