@article{N_KM_Ch.Kedar Karthik_Reddy_Reddy_Reddy_2021, title={“Rate and Indications of Emergency Caesarean Section: A Retrospective Study”}, volume={7}, url={https://obstetrics.medresearch.in/index.php/joog/article/view/145}, abstractNote={<p>Background: In obstetrics, Caesarean section is the most commonly performed surgery. The emergency caesarean rate is a major contributor to increased total caesarean section rates in recent times. This study was undertaken to know emergency caesarean section rate in a district hospital and the indications contributing to it.</p> <p>Method: Socio-Demographic data for the emergency caesarean section deliveries and indications of emergency caesarean sections performed during a period of one year from January 2020 to December 2020 at The Apollo Medical College and Government district hospital, Chittoor were collected retrospectively.</p> <p>Results: Among a total of 1432 women delivered by caesarean section during the study period, 804 (56.14%) were delivered by emergency caesarean section. Booked (742, 92.28%) Primigravida (480, 59.70%) Women 20 to 30 years old (664, 82.58%), studied up to metric (510, 63.43%), residing in rural area (713, 88.68%), belong to middle socioeconomic status (676, 84.07%) were the majority to undergo emergency CS. Fetal distress (31.96%) made the greatest contribution to the emergency CS rate followed by Non-Progress of labour (23.88%), Previous caesarean in labour (21.51%), Oligo-Hydramnious (8.33%), Chronic health conditions (4.97%) and Breech presentation in labour (4.85%).</p> <p>Conclusions: As fetal distress and non-progress of labour are the most common indications of emergency caesarean section, there is a need to address these indications to bring down the emergency caesarean section rate.</p&gt;}, number={5}, journal={Obs Gyne Review: Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology}, author={N, Shwetha and KM, Harish and Ch.Kedar Karthik and Reddy, E.Mallikarjuna and Reddy, C.Sreenivasa and Reddy, G.M Satish}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={42-49} }