The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists came out with new guidelines, recommending that hospitals use special inflating boots on women’s legs during c-sections to prevent the risk of a blood clot.
According to Parenting.com, almost one-third of the babies born in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section.
The clots, known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), can travel through the bloodstream and lodge in the lungs, becoming a dangerous pulmonary embolism. According to the article, women are especially susceptible to clots during the few weeks before and after birth because the blood changes to protect against excessive bleeding during childbirth.