Table 4.
Indications for cesarean delivery
| Reasons n (%) |
Nulliparous (n = 232) |
Parous (n = 122) |
Total (n = 354) |
p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathologic CTG | 41/232 (17.6) | 13/122 (10.7) | 54/354 (16.7) | 0.081 |
| Arrested labor (dilation or descent) | 45/232 (19.4) | 3/122 (2.5) | 48/354 (15.6) | ≤ 0.001 |
| Maternal reasons | 4/232 (1.7) | 0/122 (0) | 4/354 (1.1) | n.s. |
| Chorioamnionitis | 1/232 (0.4) | 0/122 (0) | 1/354 (0.3) | n.s. |
| Not known | 2/232 (0.9) | 1/122 (0.8) | 3/354 (0.8) | n.s. |
*Chi-squared test was used for nominal data (%)
n.s. not significant