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. 2020 Nov 30;20:902. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05640-0

Table 3.

Indication of caesarean section of patients undergoing caesarean section in Debre Markos Referral Hospital between March 28, 2019 and August 31, 2019

Indication for CSa Frequency Percent (%)
Fetal distress 183 35.20
Previous CSa 100 19.23
Mal presentation 93 17.88
Poor progress 13 2.500
Placenta Previa Type 3 5 1.00
Severe macrosomia 10 1.9
Multiple birth 15 2.94
Severe pre-eclampsia 9 1.73
CPDb 63 12.11
Uterine rupture 7 1.35
Failed induction 19 3.65
Otherc 3 0.51

a Caesarean section

b Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion

c Includes cervical arrest, and ante-partum hemorrhage