Does caesarean section negatively influence the post-partum prognosis of low back pain and pelvic pain during pregnancy?

Abstract in brief

• The study examined whether epidural/spinal anesthesia or cesarean sections (CS) influence long-term postpartum back and pelvic pain, finding no direct link with anesthesia but noting that women who had elective CS were more likely to experience persistent pain six months after delivery.
• The researchers used questionnaires and statistical analyses, including chi-square and logistic regression, to compare pain outcomes among women with no pain, recurrent pain, or continuous pain, and found that elective CS increased the risk of ongoing pain by three to four times compared to emergency CS.
• The findings suggest that elective cesareans might contribute to longer-lasting postpartum back and pelvic pain, but these results should be interpreted carefully due to the small sample size and the study's limitations.]