Mother, Fetus, NeonatePersistent Pain After Cesarean Delivery and Vaginal Delivery: A Prospective StudyKainu, J.P.; Halmesmäki, E.; Korttila, K.T.; Sarvela, P.J. Author Information Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 37(3):p 151, September 2017. | DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000521249.32738.1a Buy Metrics Abstract (Anesth Analg. 2016;123(6):1535–1545) Persistent pain after cesarean delivery has been associated with recall of acute pain and history of chronic pain. In an earlier retrospective study, the authors found that the incidence of persistent pain at 1 year after cesarean delivery was 18%, compared with 10% at vaginal delivery (P=0.011). To confirm these findings, the authors evaluated the intensity and characteristics of persistent pain and its association with previous pain and other obstetric factors in this prospective study. Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
