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Gynaecology and Obstetrics Research
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VOL. 1, ISSUE 1 (2019)
Maternal morbidity in caesarean section in a Tertiery care hospital
Authors
Divyani Agrawal, Pragati Meena
Abstract
Background: Caesarean section is one among the most commonly performed surgical procedures across the world. Several studies demonstrated to have greater risk of maternal morbidity and mortality with c/s in comparison to vaginal delivery. Therefore, making it importance for assessing the morbidities associated with a c/s. Methods: A hospital based, cross sectional study was conducted among 200 women during the period of December 2017 to December 2018. A semi-structured pre-formed questionnaire was used to evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics, obstetrical characteristics, indications and complications following c/s. Results: A total of 200 (62.5%) respondents underwent emergency c/s whereas 90 (37.5%) were having elective c/s. The most common indication for caesarean delivery was a previous c/s observed in 70 (29.2%). No postpartum morbidity was observed in 152 (63.3%) of the respondents, whereas 88 (36.7%) had reported some or other kinds of morbidities. Among the various maternal morbidities, postpartum anaemia was the most commonly observed morbidity in 22 (9.2%) of the respondents, followed by postpartum haemorrhage by 10 (4.2%) and wound infection was observed in 15 (6.25%). Conclusions: Good antenatal care, high-risk screening, comprehensive emergency obstetric services, hospital delivery and incorporation of obstetric drills decreases the post-surgical deaths. High maternal morbidity following c/s was observed in studied sample as more than one third of the women had shown some or other kinds of morbidities. Efforts should be made to evaluate the reasons for increasing c/s rate and to reduce the incidence of c/s by careful antenatal and intranatal management.
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Pages:23-27
How to cite this article:
Divyani Agrawal, Pragati Meena "Maternal morbidity in caesarean section in a Tertiery care hospital". International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Research, Vol 1, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 23-27
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