Dvt After C Section

If there are blood clots in the deep veins of the thighs pelvis or legs it interrupts the blood flow leading to swelling and pain.

Dvt after c section. And the risk is greater for c sections than for vaginal births. A blood clot in a deep vein is called venous thromboembolism. Obesity some types of injuries even some birth control pills can increase the risk too.

The thing is a dvt blood clot is always a possibility. I felt the pinching in my leg while i was still at the hospital so i don t think i caused my blood clot by lying in bed most of the day but i m sure it didn t help. But what is best for your body is to get up and move.

Certain surgeries including c section also can trigger a dvt. It has long been clear that pregnancy itself raises a woman s odds of developing blood clots before or in the weeks after delivery. Fifty nine women undergoing elective cesarean section were screened for dvt using triplex doppler sonography 3 5 days after delivery.

Deep vein thrombosis is a condition where a blood clot develops in a deep vein. Women who undergo a c section have an even greater risk. Almost 80 of dvt cases in pregnant women occur in the left leg.

Earlier this year a kansas mother of five died from a blood clot in her lungs just a week after giving birth to triplets. After a c section you may just want to lie in bed and let everyone wait on you.