Open AccessCESAREAN SECTION;
Author(s) -
Qamarunissa,
Fkharunissa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.04.1102
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , obstetrics , observational study , vaginal delivery , socioeconomic status , pregnancy , maternal morbidity , surgery , population , environmental health , pathology , biology , genetics
Study Design: Descriptive observational. Setting: The study was conducted in Gynaecological /Obstetrics department ofIsra University Hospital Hyderabad. Duration of study: One year from from1st April 2010 to 1st March 2011. Results: The total numbersof deliveries were 1522 out of them 551 (36.20%) were cesarean section while 971 (63.79%) were normal vaginal deliveries. Regardingthe age group majority of cases were 241(43.73%) belongs to 31 to 40 years. In our study majority of cases i.e. 328(59.52%) weremultigravida while 389(70.59%) cases belongs to low socioeconomic and 422(79.88%) were unbooked. Regarding indications most ofthe cesarean section were performed due to obstructed labour and main complication was found after cesarean section was PPH whilefetal complication was early neonatal death. Conclusions: The rate of cesarean section in our study was high. The commonest indicationof cesarean section was obstructed labour and majority of the patients belongs to low socioeconomic and were unbooked. Commoncomplication was PPH, fever from maternal side while fetal complication was early neonatal death.