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Table 5 Principal discharge diagnoses

From: Trend in primary caesarean delivery: a five-year experience in ABRUZZO, ITALY

Discharge diagnosis

n (%)

Caesarean Delivery without indication

8356 (66.6)

Breech presentation

525 (4.2)

High head at term

387 (3.1)

Obstructed labor

321 (2.6)

Fetal distress

317 (2.5)

Abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm

253 (2.0)

Twin pregnancy

208 (1.7)

Primary uterine inertia

174 (1.4)

Fetopelvic disproportion

159 (1.3)

Premature rupture of membranes

130 (1.0)

Poor fetal growth

121 (1.0)

Others

1591 (12.7)