Table 1.
Demographics and clinical details of women used in this study according to pregnancy status
| Pregnant women (n = 80) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 33 (5.4) |
| Gestational age (days), mean (SD) | 274 (2.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.7 (6.3) |
| Birthweight (grams), mean (SD) | 3,532 (516) |
| Primiparous, n (%) | 11 (13.9) |
| Reason for CS, n (%) | |
| Previous CS | 54 (67.5) |
| Breech | 20 (25.0) |
| Previous difficult pregnancy | 5 (6.3) |
| Placenta previa | 1 (1.3) |
| Non-pregnant women (n = 24) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 44.3 (10.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.6 (2.9) |
| Reason for CS, n (%) | |
| Menorrhagia | 12 (50.0) |
| Prolapse | 3 (12.5) |
| Irregular bleeding | 1 (4.2) |
| Pelvic pain | 1 (4.2) |
| Not stated | 7 (29.2) |