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Table 3 Indication for emergency cesarean section (n = 325)

From: Decision to delivery interval and associated factors for emergency cesarean section: a cross-sectional study

Indication

Decision to Delivery Time

Total

Median (IQR) min

Within 30 min

After 30 min

Cord Prolapse

7

0

7

25(20–26)

APHa

6

14

20

37(30–44.5)

NRFHBPb

10

68

78

43(35–40)

CPDc

9

55

64

40(35–40)

Failed Induction

5

14

19

48(30–63)

Failed VBAC*4 and > 1 Scar at Labor

7

32

39

36(34–45)

Breech

5

25

30

42.5(35–56.5)

Grade III Meconium at Latent stage

10

36

46

42.5(34–55.25)

Arrest/Protract disorder with meconium

0

6

6

39(35.75–44.5

Others*5

7

9

16

39.5(30–58.75)

  1. aAPH antepartum hemorrhage, bNRFHBP nonreassuring fetal heart beat pattern, cCPD cephalopelvic disproportion, *4VBAC vaginal delivery after cesarean delivery, *5others (eclampsia, severe preeclampsia, repaired vesico-vaginal fistula at labor, obstructed labor, failed instrument)