Table 1 Statistics of interventions at the maternity unit of the University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud in 1991 and 2009
Interventions | 1991 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
Deliveries (number of births) | 1822 | 2511 |
Caesarean sections | 373 (20.5%) | 816 (32.5%) |
Instrumental deliveries* | 184 (10.1%) | 193 (7.7%) |
Induced labour | 350 (19.2%) | 686 (27.3%) |
Repeat caesarean sections | 153 (8.4%) | 686 (27.3%) |