Maternal deaths with cesarean section: a three years study

ABSTRACT

A 3 years retrospective study from [January 1990 to December 1992] was undertaken to study 35 maternal deaths associated with caesarean section in Allied Hospital. The common causes for maternal deaths were antepartum haemorrhage [26%], eclampsia [20%] and sepsis [17%]. The commonest indications for the caesarean section were obstructed labour [46%] and antepartum haemorrhage [26%]. The causes of maternal deaths were scrutinized, avoidable factors were studied and recommendations were made for their prevention