| No.
of Deliveries (Aug.04 - Mar.05) | :
5373 |
| Total
no. of Caesarean section | :
1139 (21.2% of all deliveries) |
| Total
no. of Previous Caesarean sections (n =) | :
512 (9.5% of all deliveries) |
| Avg.
age of woman | :
26.2 ± 3.9 years |
| Avg.
gravidity | :
2.5 ± 0.8 |
| Avg.
parity | : 1.3
± 0.6 |
| Avg.
distance of residence from KEM Hospital | :
12.6 ±18.3 kms |
| Booked
cases | : 501
(97.9%) |
| Referred
cases | : 140
(27.3%) |
| In
labour on admission | :
324 (63.3%) |
| Avg.
time elapsed since last delivery | :
40 ± 21.3 months |
| Avg.
weeks of gestation | :
37.4 ± 2.6 weeks |
| Avg.
Hemoglobin on admission |
: 10.0 ± 1.3 gm/dl |
| Total
Repeat Caesarean sections | :
320 (62.5%) |
| Total
vaginal deliveries | :
192 (37.5%) |
| Planned
vaginal deliveries | :
278 cases (54.3%) |
| Successful
Vaginal deliveries |
: 189 cases (68%) |
| Elective
Caesarean section | :
63 cases (19.7% of all sections) |
| Post
operative complications | :
52 cases (16.3% of all sections) |
| Outcome
of pregnancy in caesarean section | :
315 live births (98.4%) |
| Outcome
of pregnancy in vaginal delivery | :
182 live births (94.8%) |
| Avg.
baby weight in caesarean section delivery | :
2606 ± 516 gms |
| Avg.
baby weight in vaginal delivery |
: 2511 ± 570 gms |
| Duration
of hospital stay in caesarean cases | :
13 ± 7.32 days |
| Duration
of hospital stay in vaginal delivery cases | :
6 ± 5.07 days |
