Table 1 Indications for caesarean section between different levels of hospitals in mainland China
From: A descriptive analysis of the indications for caesarean section in mainland China
Type of hospital care | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Secondary | Tertiary | ||
All deliveries (n = 102424) | 31433 | 70991 | – |
CS deliveries n (%) | 16248 (51.69) | 39786 (56.04) | <0.001 |
CDMR n (%) | 6523 (40.15) | 9387 (23.59) | <0.001 |
Cephalopelvic disproportion n (%) | 2703 (16.64) | 5178 (13.01) | <0.001 |
Fetal distress n (%) | 1993 (12.27) | 4981 (12.52) | – |
Previous CS n (%) | 1413 (8.70) | 4263 (10.71) | <0.001 |
Malpresentation and breech presentation n (%) | 961 (5.91) | 2918 (7.33) | <0.001 |
Macrosomia n (%) | 752 (4.63) | 2452 (6.16) | <0.001 |
Other indications n (%) | 1903 (11.71) | 10607 (26.66) | <0.001 |