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Functional recovery after cesarean delivery: a prospective cohort study in rural Rwanda by Anne Niyigena; Saidath Gato; Barnabas Alayande; Elizabeth Miranda; Bethany Hedt-Gauthier; Andrea S. Goodman; Theoneste Nkurunziza; Christian Mazimpaka; Sadoscar Hakizimana; Patient Ngamije; Fredrick Kateera; Robert Riviello; Adeline A. Boatin is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Introduction Women who deliver via cesarean section (c-section) experience short- and long-term disability that may affect their physical health and their ability to function normally. While clinical complications are assessed, postpartum functional outcomes are not well understood from a patient’s perspective or well-characterized by previous studies. In Rwanda, 11% of rural women deliver via c-section. This study explores the functional recovery of rural Rwandan women after c-section and assesses factors that predict poor functionality at postoperative day (POD) 30. ## Methods Data were collected prospectively on POD 3, 11, and 30 from women delivering at Kirehe District Hospital between October 2019 and March 2020. Functionality was measured by self-reported overall health, energy level, mobility, self-care ability, and ability to perform usual activities; and each domain was rated on a 4-point likert scale, lower scores reflecting higher level of difficulties. Using the four functionality domains, we computed composite mean scores with a maximum score of 4.0 and we defined poor functionality as composite score of ≤ 2.0. We assessed functionality with descriptive

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Anne Niyigena; Saidath Gato; Barnabas Alayande; Elizabeth Miranda; Bethany Hedt-Gauthier; Andrea S. Goodman; Theoneste Nkurunziza; Christian Mazimpaka; Sadoscar Hakizimana; Patient Ngamije; Fredrick Kateera; Robert Riviello; Adeline A. Boatin

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)