The Rate of Caesarean Sections Among Women Delivering at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Ishaka Municipality Bushenyi District Western Uganda.

Komuhangi Jovia

Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry Kampala International University Teaching Hospital Western Campus Uganda.

ABSTRACT

A caesarean section is a surgical intervention that was carried out to ensure the safety of the mother and child when vaginal delivery was not possible or when the doctors consider that the danger to the mother and baby was greater with vaginal delivery. The prevalence of caesarean sections have increased in developed and developing countries. The present study aimed to determine the rate, indications, and immediate outcomes of C-sections at KIU-TH. A retrospective study of medical notes and records were conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KIU-TH. Initially, the case records of all women who gave birth at the hospital were retrieved from January 1^st, 2018 to December 31st, 2020. Data was collected by trained data collectors using a standardized paper form and then entered into an electronic database. The overall rate of C-sections in KIU-TH was 23.6%. Overall, the most-commonest indication for C-section was obstructed labour (1, 21.2%), followed by foetal distress (7,19.8%) and previous C-sections (2,18.1%), and the least common cause of C-section was severe pre-eclampsia (0.1%). Generally, there was a low Apgar score noted, but it kept on increasing with time from the time of delivery. The overall rate of C-section KIU-TH was 23.6%. This rate was higher than the WHO standard.

Keywords: C-sections, Mother and child, Vaginal delivery, Obstructed labour, KIU-TH.

CITE AS: Komuhangi Jovia (2024). The Rate of Caesarean Sections Among Women Delivering at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Ishaka Municipality Bushenyi District Western Uganda. RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES 3(1):32-39.