Table 2.
Reported Reasons for Indication for Cesarean Delivery in the SW Trifinio Population, 2015 – 2017.
| Reported Indication for Cesarean Delivery | 2015 (n = 15)a |
2016 (n = 105) |
2017 (n = 58) |
All (n = 178) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prolonged/Obstructed Labor or Failure to Progress | 6 (40.0%) | 50 (48.1%) | 28 (48.3%) | 84 (47.5%) |
| Baby in breech or transverse position | 6 (40.0%) | 10 (9.6%) | 10 (17.2%) | 26 (14.7%) |
| Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.9%) | 2 (3.4%) | 4 (2.3%) |
| Non-reassuring fetal status/cord prolapse/meconium | 2 (13.3%) | 13 (12.5%) | 1 (1.7%) | 16 (9.0%) |
| Previous CD | 0 (0%) | 21 (20.2%) | 14 (24.1%) | 35 (19.8%) |
| Elective CD | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.1%) |
| No clear indication/Other | 0 (0%) | 12 (11.5%) | 3 (5.2%) | 15 (8.5%) |
Number (percent)
a
n = number of women. A woman may have had multiple indications.