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) -