The nurse is teaching a childbirth preparation class for women who will have planned cesarean births for medical need. What potential complications of this operation does the nurse describe?

A.
Chronic pain
B.
Sexual dysfunction
C.
Subsequent placental problems
D.
Urinary tract injury
E.
Wound dehiscence


ANS: A, C, D, E
There are many possible maternal complications to cesarean birth, including chronic pain, placental problems in subsequent pregnancies, urinary tract injury, wound dehiscence, and adhesions. Sexual dysfunction is not a typical complication.

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