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Post-cesarean section puerperal morbidity. The incidence and risk factors at Srinagarind Hospital
S Pothinam1, T Chanpoo, P Lumbiganon
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
We found that the incidence of post-cesarean puerperal morbidity at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University was 5.5 per cent, which is very low compared to other reports. Statistically significant risk factors for post-cesarean puerperal morbidity included having less than 4 antenatal care visits, duration of labour longer than 12 hours and absence of prophylactic antibiotics.
We found that the incidence of post-cesarean puerperal morbidity at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University was 5.5 per cent, which is very low compared to other reports. Statistically significant risk factors for post-cesarean puerperal morbidity included having less than 4 antenatal care visits, duration of labour longer than 12 hours and absence of prophylactic antibiotics.