Pedometers for the Enhancement of Post Cesarean Mobility

Using Pedometers for the Enhancement of Post Caesarean Mobility in High Risk Patients Using a Personalized Repeated Feedback Approach - a Randomized Controlled Trial

This is a randomized controlled trial, planned to study the effects of pedometers (digital step counters) on patient mobility following cesarean delivery. The investigators plan to randomize patients at high risk for thromboembolic events to participants with a personalized repeated feedback approach based on pedometer results, versus participants with no feedback to pedometer results.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients following cesarean delivery
• Consent to participation
• No medical recommendation for bed rest and limited mobility
• Meet any of the following criteria for high risk for thromboembolic complications - preeclampsia, chronic disease (reumatic, inflammatory bowel disease), obese, smoker > 10 cigaretts a day, age >35, substantial limb varicose, multiple gestation, multiparity (> deliveries), emergent surgery, thrombophilia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate
• Medical recommendation to limit mobility