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Well it would presumably depend on how well she is healing after her operation- it makes a heck of a mess of your lower abs, obviously, and some people will heal more quickly than others.
I would say that even basic posture is going to be an issue for anyone who has had abdominal surgery. She needs to be sure that she can hold her pelvis in the required position for the duration of the class (and ideally outside of class!). There may also be additional pressures on the lower abs, for example when pulling the pelvis back (e.g. in a hip rotation). If it's done gently and she builds up to it, then that may not be an issue, but sharper, more locking moves may be more of a risk for her. The risk is that the scar tissue where the abdominal muscles are remeshing, after the surgery, will be weaker than the ordinary undamaged muscle fibres, and undue pressure on the muscles which have not yet fully knit back together could create injuries, or harm the normal healing process.
Also, if the nerves in that abdominal area have been affected, she may not be receiving full sensory feedback as to what's happening in that general area, and may not actually be able to "listen to her body" in the same way she could before.
(Not based on personal experience, but my sister has had four caesarians. They shoulda put a zip in the first time- would have made the next three easier!)
Personally I would insist that she takes her doctor's advice rather than mine, before she even tries a class.
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