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. 2017 Mar 4;23:1141–1145. doi: 10.12659/MSM.899860

Table 2.

Indications for primary cesarean section.

Indications Group 1 (n=59) Group 2 (n=259) P-value
Malpresentation 19 (32.2%) 87 (33.5%) 0.110
Fetal distress 13 (22.0%) 61 (23.6%) 0.463
Failure of induction of labour with oxytocin 8 (13.6%) 37 (14.3%) 0.318
Obstructed labour 11 (18.6%) 33 (12.6%) 0.082
Multiple pregnancy 4 (6.8%) 26 (10.0%) 0.229
Antepartum hemorrhage 3 (5.1%) 10 (3.9%) 0.573
Cord prolapse 1 (1.7%) 3 (1.1%) 0.965
Preeclampsia 0 (0.0%) 2 (1.0%) 0.920