Impact of Mode of Delivery on the Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study
Jabeen Atta, Zubair Ahmed Yousfani, Khenpal Das, Sajda Yousfani, Madhu Bala, Shagufta Aftab
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To assess the impact of mode of delivery on the neonatal and maternal
outcomes
Study design: A cross-sectional study
Place and Duration: This study was
conducted at BMC Liaquat University of Medical Health Sciences Jamshoro
Pakistan from February 2020 to February 2021.
Methodology: The patients were
divided into two groups and each group included 178 women. One group had
undergone cesarean section and the other group had undergone normal vaginal
delivery, and different maternal and neonatal outcomes were assessed including
trauma, significant loss of blood, Apgar score, puerperal febrile morbidity,
wound infection, and cord pH.
Results: The study observed a
higher rate of puerperal febrile morbidity and wound infections present in
C-section. Similarly, blood loss was also significant in C-sections. However,
neonatal complications were low and non-significant between the two groups.
Conclusion: The study observed
that increased maternal morbidity is associated with C-sections and women must
be informed properly before making a choice of delivery.
Keywords: Women, vaginal delivery, C-sections, morbidity
ABSTRACT
Aim: To assess the impact of mode of delivery on the neonatal and maternal
outcomes
Study design: A cross-sectional study
Place and Duration: This study was
conducted at BMC Liaquat University of Medical Health Sciences Jamshoro
Pakistan from February 2020 to February 2021.
Methodology: The patients were
divided into two groups and each group included 178 women. One group had
undergone cesarean section and the other group had undergone normal vaginal
delivery, and different maternal and neonatal outcomes were assessed including
trauma, significant loss of blood, Apgar score, puerperal febrile morbidity,
wound infection, and cord pH.
Results: The study observed a
higher rate of puerperal febrile morbidity and wound infections present in
C-section. Similarly, blood loss was also significant in C-sections. However,
neonatal complications were low and non-significant between the two groups.
Conclusion: The study observed
that increased maternal morbidity is associated with C-sections and women must
be informed properly before making a choice of delivery.
Keywords: Women, vaginal delivery, C-sections, morbidity