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Study of the Risk Factors for Cesarean Delivery in Induced Labors at Term
Nilesh Mhaske1, Raju Agarwal2, R D Wadhwa2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Military Hospital Gopalpur, C/O 56 APO, 900403 India.
Background:
Induction of labor has become one of the most common interventions in obstetrics. Induction is indicated when the benefits to either mother or fetus outweigh those of continuing the pregnancy. Maternal complication rates that are increased in association with labor induction include cesarean delivery, chorioamnionitis, abruptio placentae, and uterine atony. So identifying those pregnancies that can be induced with low risk of cesarean delivery is important. The aim of this study was to identify those factors which influence the risk of emergency cesarean delivery in induced labors at term.
Methods:
It is a case-control study conducted at Tertiary care center and affiliated hospitals. In this study, odds ratio with 95 % confidence interval is taken as a measure of relative risk. Patients were evaluated for risk factors for cesarean section using logistic regression. Cases include all women who were induced at term and delivered by emergency cesarean section. Controls include all women who were induced at term and delivered vaginally.
Results:
The risk factors for cesarean delivery are advanced maternal age at delivery (≥35 years), high early pregnancy body mass index (≥30 kg/m(2)), nulliparity, low preinduction Bishops score (<5), gestational diabetes mellitus, and intrauterine growth restriction.
Conclusion:
Women with multiple risk factors for cesarean can be taken up for elective cesarean section rather than inducing them at term.
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