Table 4 Knowledge on risks and benefits of both modes of delivery amongst one previous caesarean delivery women attending KNH ANC
Parameters | N (%) |
|---|---|
Women’s knowledge on risks associated with repeat C/S than TOLAC (n = 163) | |
Increased blood loss | 124 (28.4%) |
High risk of infection | 106 (24.3%) |
Complication of anaesthesia | 36 (8.3%) |
Uterine scar rupture in case of big baby | 10 (2.3%) |
Injury to organs | 5 (1.1%) |
Recovery is longer | 140 (32.2%) |
Limb numbness | 15 (3.4%) |
Women’s knowledge on risks associated with TOLAC than ERCD (n = 155) | |
Uterine scar rupture resulting in emergency C/S | 54 (20.8%) |
Failed trial of labour | 114 (44%) |
Uterine rupture is > with VBAC than repeat C/S | 81 (31.3%) |
Increased blood loss | 5 (1.9%) |
Increased risk of infection | 2 (0.8%) |
Foetal death | 3 (1.2%) |
Women’s knowledge regarding overall chances of success of TOLAC | |
Very high (>50%) | 65 (32.2%) |
Very low (<25%) | 40 (19.8%) |
Don’t know | 97 (48%) |
Women’s knowledge regarding the risks of uterine scar rupture | |
Very low (<1%) but increased with number of c/s | 64 (31.7%) |
Very high (>50%) | 29 (14.4%) |
Don’t know | 109 (53.9%) |
Women’s knowledge on recovery from vaginal delivery against repeat C/S | |
Same | 1 (0.5%) |
Longer for repeat C/S | 166 (82.2%) |
Longer for vaginal delivery | 2 (1%) |
I don’t know | 33 (16.3%) |
Reasons for previous c/s as important factor in determining the chance of successful TOLAC according to the participants | |
Yes | 60 (29.7%) |
No | 30 (14.9%) |
Don’t know | 112 (55.4%) |