[Non-obstetric indications for cesarean section from five years of material]

During the period 1990-94, in the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The Medical Academy of Gdańsk 13,079 deliveries took place including 1635 cesarean section, which makes 12.5%. In 282 women (17 percent of these) surgical procedures were performed due to a non-obstetrical indications, 122 pregnancies were complicated by maternal diabetes mellitus-these women were excluded from the present study. A constant percentage increase of cesarean sections was observed-by 1.45% every year, from 10.23% to 15.97%, but the percentage of non-obstetrical indications for operative delivery was stabilized to approximately 9.79%. The most frequent non-obstetrical indications for the cesarean section were pregnancies complicated by: hypertension-33.75%, ophtalmological-20.57%, uterine myomas-16%, women heart diseases-10%, pelvic pathology-8.75%, neurological disorders-8.12%. The indications for cesarean section did not have influence on gestational age.