Reducing Cesarean Delivery Surgical Site Complications

Margaret S Villers1

  • 1Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mary Washington Medical Group, 1300 Hospital Drive #200, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, USA.

Cesarean delivery (CD) wound complications disrupt the time a mother spends with her newborn. Surgical site infections (SSI) may result in unplanned office visits, emergency room visits, and hospital readmissions. Despite increasing attention to preoperative preparation, the CD SSI rate remains high. Local practices must be evaluated, and new methods to reduce CD SSI must be used.