Sarcouncil Journal of Medical Sciences

Abstract: Background C-sections are probably among the world’s most common surgical procedures, where these surgical operations are frequently employed in high-risk pregnancy scenarios, with both motives to save lives for mothers and infants. AimThis study is currently evaluating the quality of life for women who underwent cesarean section. Methods 77 Pregnant women who underwent cesarean delivery in several hospitals in Iraq were recruited during the one-year follow-up period from January 2023 to January 2024. All pregnant women completed quality of life questionnaires during pregnancy as well as after delivery in terms of physical, psychological, social, and emotional functions. Results Our results showed women with age (36 – 40) years was the most group included in our study, with 32% of total patients, primiparous cases were 61.04% and multiparous cases were 38.96%, and C-section duration was 52.15 ± 12.66 min. Adverse factors included length of stay in hospital > 4 days had 25.97%, non-exclusive breastfeeding of 67.53%, 30 cases of patients had complications in women, where most items wound infection (8 cases), death (5 cases), chronic pain (6 cases), and excessive bleeding (4 cases). In terms of post-cesarean health quality of life, we found physical function (65.4 ± 13.5), psychological function (61.3 ± 8.4), and global health (61.7 ± 14.2). Conclusion In this study, cesarean negatively affected the QOL of primiparas.