Table 9 Women’s knowledge correlates associated with the preferred mode of delivery amongst one previous caesarean delivery patients attending KNH ANC
Parameters | ERCD n = 136 | TOLAC n = 66 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Women’s knowledge regarding the risks of uterine scar rupture | |||
Very low (<1%) but increased with number of c/s | 17 (26.6%) | 47 (73.4%) | 0.001 |
Very high (>50%) | 27 (93.1%) | 2 (6.9%) | |
Don’t know | 92 (84.4%) | 17 (15.6%) | |
Women’s knowledge regarding overall chances of success of TOLAC | |||
Very high (>50%) | 12 (8.8%) | 53 (80.3%) | 0.001 |
Very low (<25%) | 40 (29.4%) | 0 | |
Don’t know | 84 (61.8%) | 13 (19.7%) | |
Women’s knowledge on recovery from vaginal delivery against repeat C/S | |||
Same | - | 1 (1.5%) | 0.001 |
Longer for repeat C/S | 103 (75.7%) | 63 (95.5%) | |
Longer for a vaginal delivery | 2 (1.5%) | 0 | |
I don’t know | 31 (22.8%) | 2 (3%) | |
Estimated foetal birth weight in Kg clinically or by U/S at the time of the decision of mode of delivery | |||
< 3.5 | 10 (7.4%) | 5 (7.6%) | 0.372 |
≥ 3.5 | 4 (2.9%) | - | |
Not documented | 122 (89.7%) | 61 (92.4%) | |
Women’s awareness on risks associated with repeat C/S than TOLAC | |||
Increased blood loss | 76 (26.6%) | 48 (32%) | 0.482 |
High risk of infection | 65 (22.7%) | 41 (27.3%) | |
Complication of anaesthesia | 26 (9.1%) | 10 (6.8%) | |
Rupture in case of big baby | 8 (2.8%) | 2 (1.3%) | |
Injury to organs | 3 (1%) | 2 (1.3%) | |
Recovery is longer | 96 (33.6%) | 44 (29.3%) | |
Limb numbness | 12 (4.2%) | 3 (2%) | |