According to a researcher at NIH, “ cesarean section is defined as the surgical delivery of a baby through a surgical cut or incision in a woman’s abdomen and uterus.”[1]. This mode of delivery is preferred over the vaginal mode of delivery in cases where complications arise either during the pregnancy or during the labor process.
An article was published ( Michaeleen Doucleff,2018) highlighting the drastic increases in the number of cesarean sections being conducted worldwide with an astounding 21% increase as compared to 6% in 1990. [2]
According to another published research conducted, cesarean section use continues to rise globally, now accounting for more than 1 in 5 (21%) of all childbirths [3]. This number is set to continue increasing over the coming decade, with nearly a third (29%) of all births likely to take place by cesarean section by 2030.
There has been an increase in c-section in Guyana from 2009 to 2020 according to data collected by UNICEF. According to an article published on February 9th 2020 Kaieteur News online, there was a 25% increase in C-sections at the main health care facility, GPHC [4]. This news site also noted that the private hospitals have doubled that number as compared to that recorded 25% increase at GPHC. However, there was no study done to indicate the reason for the increase in c-sections at GPHC nor the private hospitals. In addition, the article did not give any scientific proof. Based on these literatures there was no evidence of any study conducted to assess the prevalence of c-section at GPHC.
Based on findings from the above-mentioned research, the researchers would like to conduct research that aims to determine the prevalence of cesarean section births between 2018-2022 at one of our major hospitals here in Guyana along with the factors that contribute to these c-sections.
AUTHORS: Salome Sharif, Varsha Singh , Norma George , Takiyah Favorite , Omefa Davson , Salome Sharif , Javier Wilmot.
DATE OF PUBLICATIONS: Not Published
STATUS: Completed
KEYWORDS: C- Section , patients , prevalence, frequency, indications and outcomes of Cesarean deliveries, public and private health facilities, ethnic groups.