Surgical site infection(SSI) is one of the most common complications following cesarean section, incidence is 3%-15%, which brings great physical and psychological burden to parturient women as well as huge economic pressure to medical health care system.In addition, 3% of maternal deaths were related to SSI following cesarean section. This review elaborated the definition, risk factors, and the latest preventive measures of SSI follo-wing cesarean section, explored the bundle management measures for preventing SSI following cesarean section, as well as the effective implementation mode for reducing the incidence of SSI in patients with cesarean section.