Increase in cesarean section and decerase in intrumental delivery

ABSTRACT

Data, published by the ministry of health, on all deliveries that took place in its hospitals during the years 1401 H. through 1412 H. was used to estimate the incidence of CS deliveries and to determine whether CS rates reflected substituting the more invasive forms of vaginal delivery by CS delivery. Results revealed a significant upward trend in CS rates having increased from 4.3% in 1401 H. to 7.5% in 1412 H. and a significant downward trend in forceps and vacuum deliveries being decreased by 69.6% and 27.5% respectively. Significant negative correlations were found between the rates of CS deliveries and each of the rates of forceps deliveries [r = -.9125], vacuum deliveries [r =-.7733] and total instrumental deliveries [r =.8716]