Post-Op Lidocaine Patch

The purpose of this study is to determine if lidocaine patches decrease post-operative pain associated with cesarean births. While the Lidoderm lidocaine patch has been FDA approved for the treatment of skin pain, it has not been studied in women undergoing cesarean birth who experience postoperative pain. Even though this medication has been used in post-operative pain in published studies, the use of this medicine under these circumstances is still considered experimental. A lidocaine patch may provide added benefit for pain control in addition to standard medicines participants would receive after surgery, such as spinal, intravenous, and oral pain medications following cesarean delivery.