Trends in caesarean section rates in a rural block of southern India

Authors

  • Divya Elizabeth Muliyil Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Manjunath K. Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jasmin Helan Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Shantidani Minz Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Kuryan George Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Vinod Joseph Abraham Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Anuradha Bose Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Anne George herian Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20183335

Keywords:

Caesarean section rates, Intrapartum care, Modes of delivery

Abstract

Background: Over the last decade many programmes have been implemented to improve the health of pregnant women and neonates. This study aims to look at the changes in modes of delivery and perinatal mortality rates in a rural block of Tamil Nadu between 2006 and 2015.

Methods: Data on all the births that have occurred in this rural block of Tamil Nadu that has been prospectively collected between 2006 and 2015 was analysed. A longitudinal analysis was done to calculate the primary and overall caesarean section rate and the average annual rate of increase. The perinatal mortality rate was also calculated.

Results: The primary LSCS rate has increased from 9.08% in 2005 to 16.1% in 2015. The overall caesarean section rate has increased from 11.7% to 19.2% in the same time with an average annual rate of increase of 5.1%. During this period the perinatal mortality has decreased from 33 per 1000 live births to 17 per 1000 live births.

Conclusions: Though the overall caesarean section rate is higher than the 15% prescribed by WHO the rates are lower than the rest of the country and rural Tamil Nadu.

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2018-07-26

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