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Aim: To determine the advantages of Misgav Ladach method over conventional cesarean section. Methods: From October 2002 till December 2004, 202 cesarean sections performed according to Misgav Ladach method were prospectively compared with 153 randomly selected conventional cesarean sections. Maternal age, parity, gestational age, neonatal birth weight, duration of procedure, operative complications and postoperative course were analyzed. Results: The incidence of postoperative febrility was 2.47% and 4.57% (p=0.01), wound seroma 0.49% and 1.96% (p=0.01), local infection 0.99% and 1.96% (NS), wound dehiscence 0 and 0.65% (NS), anemia 3.96% and 7.84% (p=0.001), and need of blood transfusion 1.48% and 1.96% (NS) in the Misgav Ladach and conventional group, respectively. The mean duration of operation was 26.09 min in the former vs. 39.41 min in the latter (p |