Table 3.

Women reported reasons for having CS

Women-related	Baby-related	Labour and childbirth-related	Non-medical
Women suggested to have CS by obstetricians and ended up with CS
Haemorrhoids and overweight Anaemia Repeat CS as the birth gap was less than 2 years Not eligible for VBAC as the previous CS birth gap was<5 years Woman has congenital condition	Baby ‘ready to be born’ at 38 week gestation Reduced movement and fetal heart rate No signs of labour in 40th week, so healthcare providers asked woman to choose induction or CS	Big placenta Water broke and amniotic fluid was green Big baby and low volume of amniotic fluid	Vaginal birth is not covered by national insurance (woman already referred to private hospital from primary health centres due to previous CS) Repeat CS due to preference for CS
Women recommended to have CS by obstetrician, but had vaginal birth
Young age (19 years old)	37 weeks’ gestation and baby had not entered pelvis 41 weeks’ gestation and presence of nuchal cord 40 weeks’ gestation with no labour onset, and low amniotic fluid—obstetrician told woman that baby should be born in the next 24 hours and suggested CS	n/a	n/a

CS, caesarean section; VBAC, vaginal birth after caesarean.