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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: Rectus at CS: Close or Not?
Description: There have been various publications and commentaries published on “evidence-based” cesarean section techniques. Still, one of the persistent controversies on abdominal wall closure relates to the rectus. With transverse fascial entries, should we close/reapproximate the rectus or not? In June 2025, a new RCT looking at this very issue will be printed in the European J Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. Listen in for details.