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Table 3 The indications for cesarean by regions

From: Caesarean deliveries in China

Indications

Total

(% of 61084)

Total

(% of 112138)

Tertiary hospital (% of 79631)

Secondary hospital

(% of 32507)

X 2 value

P value

Total Cesarean Delivery

100

61084 (54.5)

44535 (55.9)

16549 (50.9)

234.35

<0.001

Repeat Cesarean Delivery

7.8

4783 (4.3)

3640 (4.6)

1143 (3.5)

62.91

<0.001

Primary Cesarean Delivery

92.2

56301 (50.2)

40895 (51.4)

15406 (47.4)

145.00

<0.001

Non-indicated

38.4

23474 (20.9)

15382 (19.3)

8092 (24.9)

433.71

<0.001

 Cesarean Delivery on maternal demand

21.9

13367 (11.9)

7957 (10.0)

5410 (16.6)

972.35

<0.001

 Other non-indicated Cesarean Delivery

16.5

10107 (9.0)

7425 (9.3)

2682 (8.3)

32.45

<0.001

Indicated Cesarean Delivery

53.7

32827 (29.3)

25513 (32.0)

7314 (22.5)

1014.56

<0.001

 NRFHT

12.8

7840 (7.0)

5736 (7.2)

2104 (6.5)

19.00

<0.001

 FTP/CPD (in labor)

8.8

5373 (4.8)

4006 (5.0)

1367 (4.2)

34.48

<0.001

 Malpresentation

5.7

3500 (3.1)

2811 (3.5)

689 (2.1)

151.88

<0.001

 Suspected macrosomia

5.6

3427 (3.1)

2463 (3.1)

964 (3.0)

1.27

0.26

 Preeclampsia/ eclampsia

4.3

2650 (2.4)

2356 (3.0)

294 (0.9)

422.18

<0.001

 Oligohydrammios

3.9

2393 (2.1)

1807 (2.3)

586 (1.8)

24.06

<0.001

 Late pregnancy bleeding

2.7

1637 (1.5)

1476 (1.9)

161 (0.5)

296.05

<0.001

 Prior uterine surgery

2.5

1554 (1.4)

1244 (1.6)

310 (1.0)

62.56

<0.001

 Multiple fetus

2.1

1280 (1.1)

1178 (1.5)

102 (0.3)

277.90

<0.001

 FGR

2.0

1194 (1.1)

629 (0.8)

565 (1.7)

197.01

<0.001

 Other medical disease

1.2

727 (0.6)

694 (0.9)

33 (0.1)

211.49

<0.001

 Other indications

2.0

1252 (1.1)

1113 (1.4)

139 (0.4)

196.77

<0.001