Indications and Outcomes of Emergency Caesarean Section at St Paul’s HospitalMedical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2017: (Afoul Month Retrospective Cohort Study)_ Crimson Publishers

Indications and Outcomes of Emergency Caesarean Section at St Paul’s HospitalMedical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2017: (Afoul Month Retrospective Cohort Study) by Bizuneh Ayano in Womens Health Journal

Background: Cesarean Section (CS) rates and their indications vary all over the World. Audit of indications and factors affecting infant and maternal outcome remain an important activity in rationalizing the use of this major procedure in obstetrics practice. Cesarean section (CS) carries a higher maternal morbidity and mortality compared to vaginal delivery. Noresearches have been done on this area.

Objective: To determine the leading indications for ECS and their associated maternal and neonatal outcomes in St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College(SPHMMC).

Methodology: Retrospective facility-based study was used, and data was collected by reviewing the log book of patients who underwent CS operations at St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) gyneocology obstetric department from 1st February to 30th May 2017. The leading indications for Emergency Cesarean Section (ECS) were determined in terms of frequency and percentage. Clinical outcomes of the mothers and the delivered newborns were gauged by morbidity, mortality and survival rates (i.e. within the hospital confinement).

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