Table 2 Indications of caesarean section in different hospital types in Shanghai.
From: Dissecting the current caesarean section rate in Shanghai, China
Indications of CS | Total | Tertiary maternity Hospital | Secondary maternity Hospital | Tertiary general Hospital | Secondary general Hospital | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Absolute CS rate | Proporti-on of total CS | Order | Absolute CS rate | Proportion of total CS | Order | Absolute CS rate | Proportion of total CS | Order | Absolute CS rate | Proportion of total CS | Order | Absolute CS rate | Proportion of total CS | Order | |
1. Repeat CS | 7764 | 12.4 | 29.8 | 1 | 8.3 | 20.4 | 1 | 12.9 | 32.0 | 1 | 12.6 | 26.2 | 1 | 15.3 | 34.9 | 1 |
2. Fetal distress | 4354 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 2 | 7.3 | 18.1 | 2 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 3 | 7.8 | 16.1 | 2 | 9.2 | 21.0 | 2 |
3. Patient request | 2770 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 3 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 4 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 2 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 3 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 4 |
4. Non-cephalic fetal presentation | 2476 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 4 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 3 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 4 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 3 |
5. Suspected macrosomia | 1405 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 5 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 5 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6 |
6. Cephalopelvic disproportion | 1008 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 16 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 5 |
