Causes of Primary Caesarean Section Operation in Al-Batool Maternity Teaching Hospital
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Abstract
Background: Caesarean section is surgery to deliver a baby through the mother's abdomen , may be is emergency or elective procedure according to state of mother and her fetus. The increase in the prevalence of cesarean section (C-section) in recent decades has become a public health problem worldwide. Studies of cesarean section in order to identify the causes and form policies and interventions to reduce the incidence of this health problem are necessary. It is called "Primary Cesarean section" when it is performed for the first time on a pregnant woman.
Objective: to evaluate the causes of primary C-section in in Al-Batool Teaching Hospital ,Diyala , Iraq.
Patient & Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in Al-Batool Maternity Teaching Hospital in Diyala during the period from 24th of September 2018 till 3rd of March 2019. Six hundred primary caesarean section were included in our study.
Result: A total of 600 cases were selected for the study. Failure to progress in labour( 31 % ) and malpresentation ( 21% ) are main causes of primary CS, the most age groups are 20-29 years old in our study .
Conclusion: The most common cause is failure to progress in labour and the most operations were carried on primigravida. As age increased, prevalence of primary CS decreased.