Patient experiences of chronic postsurgical pain after caesarean delivery: findings from a prospective qualitative study
Authors' conclusion
Chronic pain after caesarean rarely occurs in isolation. Interacting symptoms across sleep, pain, emotional wellbeing, cognitive function, and energy domains shape women's lived experiences.
Study context
- Population
- Women with self-reported pain at 3–6 months after intrapartum or planned caesarean deliveryfrom two prospective studies
- Participants
- 24 women
- Outcome
- Lived experiences of chronic postsurgical pain
Methodological detailssemi-structured interviews, inductive reflexive thematic analysis
- Semi-structured interviews
- Inductive reflexive thematic analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Themes identified
10
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Patient experiences of chronic postsurgical pain after caesarean delivery: findings from a prospective qualitative study. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 15 November 2025. doi:10.
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