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Experiencing swollen legs post C-section is a common yet not often talked about side effect of the surgery. According to Suzy Lipinski, M.D., a board-certified OBGYN and medical director at Obstetrix® of Colorado, part of Pediatrix® Medical Group, swollen legs after a C-section can be attributed to two common things that happen during labor and immediately after. "It comes from a combination of IV fluids given during the procedure [or] labor and the natural increase in fluids after delivery," said Dr. Lipinski. "At the time of delivery, mom's heart is pumping a lot of blood to the uterus, and then after delivery, only a small amount of blood goes to the uterus." When this change occurs after the baby is born, "that means a lot of fluid [and] blood gets squeezed back" into mom’s blood supply, explained Dr. Lipinski.
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