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By cross-linking data with the National Patient Register the risks for bowel obstruction, incisional hernia and abdominal pain were analysed, as well as risk factors for these complications. We also analysed acute complications, uterine rupture, and placenta praevia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk for bowel obstruction (OR 2.92; CI 2.55\u20133.34), surgery for bowel obstruction (OR 2.12; CI 1.70\u20132.65), incisional hernia (OR 2.71; CI 2.46\u20133.00), surgery for incisional hernia (OR 3.35; CI 2.68\u20134.18), and abdominal pain (OR 1.41; CI 1.38\u20131.44). Smoking, obesity, and more than one section delivery added significantly to the risk for these complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Caesarean section is considered a safe procedure, but awareness of the risk for serious complications is important when deciding on mode of delivery. In this study, more than one section, obesity and smoking significantly increased the risk for complications after caesarean section. Prevention of smoking and obesity among fertile women worldwide must continue to be a high priority.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0258222","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,5]],"date-time":"2021-10-05T21:35:59Z","timestamp":1633469759000},"page":"e0258222","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["Surgical complications after caesarean section: A population-based cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8871-7783","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Charlotta","family":"Larsson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elin","family":"Djuvfelt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6230-0354","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Anna","family":"Lindam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katarina","family":"Tun\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P\u00e4r","family":"Nordin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,5]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0258222.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"237","DOI":"10.1111\/birt.12104","article-title":"Searching for the optimal rate of medically necessary cesarean delivery","volume":"41","author":"J Ye","year":"2014","journal-title":"Birth"},{"issue":"5","key":"pone.0258222.ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"667","DOI":"10.1111\/1471-0528.13526","article-title":"Section WHOWGoC. 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