Early feeding after cesarean section was well tolerated and safe and can be implemented without an increase in adverse outcome.

There is a need to study in more detail the social and cultural factors that determine contraceptive utilization before success can be achieved in closing the gap of unmet need, as it has become evident that increasing the awareness and knowledge of contraception is not enough to achieve the objectives of family-planning programs.

Deciding about contraception should be done jointly by men and women in South West Nigeria.

Immediate postoperative removal of a urethral catheter after elective cesarean delivery may be associated with a lower risk of urinary infection.

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