Abstract:
Background information: Since the early 1990s, emergency
obstetric care (EmOC) in Bangladesh has played important
role to reduce the maternal mortality rate. Along with other
indicators of improved maternal care, there is a trend of
rising caesarean section rates over the last decade affecting
the economy of the country. According to demographic and
Health Surveys conducted between 1993 and 2004, rate of
caesarean section has risen from 2% to 6% which is more
pronounced in urban area.
Objective: To assess the indications and the trends of
caesarean sections done over a 10-year period from 1995-
2004.
Study Design: A retrospective observational study of the
cases of caesarean sections over a decade.
Study setting: Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College
Hospital.