Stress During Elective or Emergency Cesarean Operations

The Evaluation of the Effects of Stress During Elective or Emergency Cesarean Operations; Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial

We investigated a correlation between maternal anxiety and age, body mass index (BMI), parity-gravidity, patient satisfaction, antenatal care, postoperative pain according to emergent or elective C/S under general anesthesia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women aged ≥18 years (gestational age: 37-40 weeks) underwent emergent or elective C/S.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with cardiopulmonary,
• renal,
• hepatic or
• psychiatric disease,
• obstetric-fetal anomaly and
• weighing ≥ 100 kg were excluded.