Cesarean section (CS) is the most common obstetrical surgery worldwide. Rates of cesarean section have risen as a result of numerous factors in recent years. 1,2 Obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥30, has become a common medical comorbidity of pregnancy affecting approximately one-third of reproductive-aged women in both developed and developing countries according to the World Health Organization (WHO). 3 Previous studies have reported that obese women (BMI ≥ 30) undergoing cesarean section are at increased risk of developing postoperative surgical site occurrences (SSOs), which include surgical site infection (SSI), hematoma, seroma, wound dehiscence and other wound complications. 4 The incidence of SSOs ranges from 3% to 15%. 5,6 The onset of SSOs can result in serious consequences, particularly among women with obesity. These wound complications, especially SSIs, can increase the length of hospital stay, in-hospital mortality, medical costs and delay wound healing, resulting in poor quality of life. 7 Recently, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has emerged as a potential procedure for postoperative management of surgical incision primary closure. Initially introduced by Argenta and Morykwas in the mid-1990s, NPWT has developed and is currently