Cesarean section in Babylon Province
Ghafil Saihood HassainInternational Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
Published: October 19 2015
Volume 3, Issue 4
Pages 113-115
Abstract
Caesarean section (C-section) is a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby's or mother's life at risk. A descriptive study was done in five maternity hospitals (Mahaweel General Hospital, AL-Zahrah Maternity Hospital, Eskandria General Hospital, Hashymia General Hospital, and Babylon Maternity and Children Teaching Hospital). The study was conducted on 15525 deliveries during first 6 months of 2013. The information was obtained from medical records and patient charts of these hospitals manually to record C-section percentage and their indications. The results show that percentage of C-sections was 34.4% of total deliveries. High percentage of C-sections (46.0%) was done in Babylon Maternity and Children Teaching Hospital in Hilla city. While less percentage of C-sections (23.4%) were done in Eskandria Hospital. About 42.2% of indications of C-section were not registered in case sheath of patients in some hospitals. In conclusion, the percentage of C-section in five hospitals of Babylon province to total deliveries was high in comparison to Word Health Organization (WHO).
Keywords: C-section, natural delivery, surgical procedure, incisions.
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