Table 1: Maternal and neonatal demographic details.
| Details | Emergency c-section | Elective c-section | Second stage c-section |
| average ± SD (range) | average ± SD (range) | average ± SD (range) | |
| Surgical Details | |||
| Incision to closure time (min) | 39.6 ± 16 (9-114) | 45 ± 18.7 (17-250) | 41.5 ± 16.1 (15-198) |
| Decision-to-delivery time (min) | 6.4 ± 3.1 (1-28) | - | - |
| Maternal demographics | |||
| Maternal age (years) | 31.2 ± 5.7 (18.3-48.2) | 32.2 ± 5.7 (15.5-56.1) | 31.4 ± 5.4 (16.5-45.1) |
| Gestational weeks | 37.0 ± 4.5 (23.4-42.6) | 37.0 ± 3.0 (23.9-44.7) | 38.9 ± 3.0 (23.7-42.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.9 ± 5.5 (18.8-56.4) | 29.9 ± 5.8 (17.2-55.8) | 30.9 ± 5.8 (17.4-62.5) |
| Haemoglobin-value before c-section (mg/dl) | 12.2 ± 1.2 (8.5-15.9) | 11.8 ± 1.2 (6.2-15.8) | 12.0 ± 1.1 (8.1-15.7) |
| Haemoglobin-value post c-section (mg/dl) | 10.2 ± 1.5 (5.6-13.9) | 10.7 ± 1.3 (5.9-15.2) | 10.7 ± 1.3 (6.2-14.5) |
| Neonatal demographics | |||
| Birth weight (g) | 2742 ± 936 (390-4700) | 2914 ± 854 (380-5050) | 3313 ± 742 (390-5315) |
| Length (cm) | 48.3 ± 5.8 (26-59) | 49.5 ± 5.1 (23-62) | 51.5 ± 4.3 (28-61) |
| Head circumference (cm) | 32.6 ± 3.3 (21-38) | 33.7 ± 3 (19.5-50) | 34.3 ± 2.4 (19.5-40) |
| Arterial umbilical cord pH | 7.18 ± 0.15 (6.5-7.44) | 7.31 ± 0.07 (6.85-7.50) | 7.28 ± 0.07 (6.70-7.47) |
| Base excess (BE) | -7.7 ± 5.4 (-30-2.5) | -2.71 ± 2.99 (-23.4-4.1) | -4.2 ± 3.4 (-30-7.4) |