Cross Sectional Study Of Indications For Cesarean Section

Abstract

Background:

Cesarean section is defined as the birth of the fetus through the incision on the abdominal wall & the uterine wall (16). This definition does not include the removal of the fetus from the abdominal cavity in case of rupture of uterus or in case of abdominal pregnancy. In recent era the rising trends of cesarean section is common in primary cesarean delivery with the most common indication being non-reassuring fetal status, labor arrest, multiple gestation, pre-eclampsia, suspected macrosomia, maternal request(16). The need for this study is to know the rate & the common indications for the rising trends of cesarean section in the present days.

Objective : To estimate the cesarean section rate and to analyse the various indications at BLDE University’s Shri. B . M .Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Bijapur from Oct 2009 to July 2010.

Method : All patients undergoing cesarean section at BLDE University’s Shri. B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Bijapur from Oct 2009 to July 2010. It is a cross sectional study.