Assessment of Maternal Consequences of Caesarean Section

Abstract

Background: The increase in the C-section around the world is related to improved access to medical services and alsoindiscriminate use of C-section for delivery without any indication.The present study was conducted to retrospectively assessment of maternal consequences of caesarean section.

Materials and Methods: The present retrospective study was conducted at theDepartment of Obstetrics& Gynaecology. Single surgeon performed all the C-sections to minimize the incidence ofoperator error. The complications occurring during the postpartum period wererecorded. All the observations were noted a predesigned proforma. The data thus obtained was analyzed using SPSS software. The results were expressed as percentage andfrequency.

Results: A total of 90 subjects were enrolled in the study, there were 91.1% (n=82) subjects between the age of 15-30 years and8.9% (n=8) subjects above 31 years of age. The most common complication was anemia, seen in 30% (n=27) cases. Gaping ofwound was seen in 5.6% (n=5) cases. There were 4.4% (n=4) cases of puerperal pyrexia. Postpartum hemorrhage was seen in27.8% (n=25) cases.

Conclusion: The most frequently encountered complication in our study was anemia followed by PPH and UTI.