Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Undergoing scheduled cesarean delivery or unscheduled non-emergent cesarean delivery at Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler Hospital * Able to provide written informed consent * Access to a working telephone number for follow-up communication * Willingness to comply with study procedures and follow-up assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Known hypersensitivity or allergy to silver, silicone, adhesive materials, Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag, or any dressing component * Active skin infection at the planned dressing site * Psoriasis, eczema, chronic dermatitis or other dermatological condition that may interfere with dressing application, wound assessment, or interpretation of study outcomes * Immunocompromised status, including current chemotherapy, chronic system corticosteroid use, or known HIV infection with CD4 count \<200 cells/mm\^3 * Participation in another interventional trial that may affect wound healing or postoperative outcomes * Intraoperative conversion to a vertical skin incision * Anticipated inability to complete follow-up because of relocation, incarceration, or other logistical barrier * Severe pain, acute distress, or other clinical circumstances at the time of study approach that, in the judgment of the physician member of the study team responsible for obtaining informed consent, make it inappropriate to initiate or complete the research informed consent process * Emergent cesarean delivery in which informed consent cannot reasonably be obtained prior to surgery and/or standard sterile skin preparation procedures are not utilized Comment: Won't intraoperative conversion to a vertical incision not be known until the time of Sx?