Vaginal versus caesarean delivery: an institutional experience from North India

Fiza Amin; Tavseef Ahmad Tali; Rifat Ara; Huda Amin

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20232475

Authors

Fiza Amin Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Tavseef Ahmad Tali Department of Radiation Oncology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Rifat Ara Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Huda Amin Department of Community Medicine, GMC Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20232475

Keywords:

Caesarean, Vaginal delivery, Maternal

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to recognise and evaluate the common maternal concerns that emerge following vaginal and caesarean deliveries.

Methods: In this retrospective study, hospital records of 300 pregnant patients who delivered in our hospital between July 2021 to December 2021 were analysed.

Results: In total of 300 patients, 110 had caesarean and 190 had vaginal delivery, 16 (14.5%) patients developed wound infection in caesarean and 6 (3.15%) in vaginal delivery, 12 patients developed post-partum haemorrhage after undergoing vaginal delivery and 6 patients after caesarean. There were 2 deaths reported in caesarean mode and only 1 in vaginal mode of delivery.

Conclusions: The study's findings indicate that caesarean had greater rates of maternal problems than vaginal delivery did.

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