Key clinical point: Use of personalized feedback with step-counting technology significantly increased the mobility of women at risk for thromboembolic events after a cesarean delivery.

Major finding: Women randomized to a pedometer intervention took an average of 5,918 steps during the first 48 hours post partum, compared with 4,161 steps for controls.

Study details: The data come from a randomized, controlled trial of 215 women who underwent cesarean deliveries.

Disclosures: The researchers had no financial conflicts to disclose.