Incidence of Caesarian Section (C/S) in AL- Fallujah Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background: In Iraq as in most Arab countries and others in world, increased the rate of Cesarean section from year to year therefor the objective Study determine the incidence of caesarians action during 6 month in Fallujah teaching hospital. Patients and Method: A prospective analysis of 540 cases of caesarian action done from September 2018 to February 2019, in Department of Gynecology and obstetric Al Fallujah teaching hospital. data collected from hospital record their personal data,type of c/s,indication of c/s. Results: There were 540 cases c/s done 69 is emergency and 471 is elective. Most of them 466 at age between(26-35) years and about 349 indicated to c/s due to previous c/s. Conclusion: c/s are commonly performed operation for women and its associated with increase in maternal and infant morbidity particularly after emergency c/s .the overall rate of c/s is high and most frequent reason for c/s is scarred uterus