Table 2: Maternal characteristics and indication for caesarean section.
| Emergency c-section N (%) | Elective c-section N (%) | Second stage c-section N (%) | |
| Maternal characteristics | |||
| Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 | 6 (1.9) | 19 (1.2) | 16 (1.3) |
| Gestational diabetes | 24 (7.5) | 156 (10.2) | 112 (9.4) |
| Thrombophilia | 5 (1.6) | 44 (2.9) | 20 (1.7) |
| Essentiell hypertension | 5 (1.6) | 53 (3.5%) | 17 (1.4) |
| Pregnancy induced hypertension | 10 (3.1) | 111 (7.3) | 34 (2.8) |
| Preeklampsia | 20 (6.3) | 113 (7.4) | 48 (4.0) |
| HELLP | 2 (0.6) | 66 (4.3) | 9 (0.8) |
| Previous placental abruptio | 65 (20.3) | 15 (1.0) | 20 (1.7) |
| Previous c-section | 39 (12.2) | 320 (20.9) | 178 (14.9) |
| Indication for c-section | |||
| Pathological CTG | 227 (70.9) | 156 (10.2) | 442 (36.9) |
| Pathological CTG with evidence of foetal acidosis | 26 (8.1) | - | 15 (1.3) |
| Placental abruptio | 42 (13.1) | 14 (0.9) | 17 (1.4) |
| Eclampsia | 8 (2.5) | - | - |
| Umbilical cord prolapse/arm prolapse | 6 (1.9) | - | 3 (0.3) |
| Abnormal foetal presentation | 6 (1.9) | - | 6 (0.5) |
| Placenta praevia with bleeding | 2 (0.6) | - | 10 (0.8) |
| Placenta praevia without bleeding/Vasa praevia | - | 41 (2.7)/1 (0.07) | - |
| Uterine rupture | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.07) | 2 (0.2) |
| Maternal syncope | 1 (0.3) | - | - |
| Polytrauma | 1 (0.3) | - | - |
| HELLP/Preeclampsia | - | 132 (8.6) | 17 (1.4) |
| Maternal underlying disease | - | 375 (24.5) | 3 (0.3) |
| Failed induction of labour | - | 22 (1.4) | 132 (11.0) |
| Failure to progress | - | - | 368 (30.7) |
| Request/maternal exhaustion | - | 350 (22.9) | 108 (9.0) |
| Prematureness (< 34 weeks)/foetal anomalies | - | 7 (0.5)/5 (0.3) | 26 (2.3) |
| Amnion infection syndrome | - | 11 (0.7) | 39 (3.3) |
| Intrauterine growth restriction/pathological Doppler | - | 100 (6.5) | 9 (0.8) |
| Previous c-section/previous uterine surgery | - | 166 (10.9)/57 (3.7) | - |
| Makrosomia | - | 90 (5.9) | - |