The use of intradepartmental audit to contain cesarean section rate
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 39 (2) , 99-103
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(92)90904-w
Abstract
In one department practicing critical review of indications for cesarean delivery, the overall LSCS rate was maintained at 12.3%, 11.1%, 11.2% and 11.4% for 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990, respectively. A highly significant (P = 0.0013) reduction of 26.8% was observed in the LSCS rate for cephalo‐pelvic disproportion between 1987 and 1990. Perinatal mortality rate per 1000 births remained low at 8.25, 7.05, 9.39 and 5.83 for infants weighing 500 g or more.Keywords
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