Comparing skin closure methods after cesarean delivery
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of closing the skin after a cesarean delivery: one uses absorbable staples and the other uses the usual skin closure method. The goal is to see which approach may be better for healing and recovery.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 50 years old
- You are at least 24 weeks pregnant and will have a cesarean delivery
- You are able and willing to give consent
- You do not have an active skin infection or a bleeding disorder
- You are not taking medications that weaken your immune system (except steroids given for fetal lung maturity)
- You are not planning to have another surgery at the same time as the cesarean
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