Research Article
Pregnancy Outcome of Multiparous Women Aged over 40 Years
Table 4
Cesarean section indications.
| Indication | Study group ( : 64) | Control group ( : 54) | value |
| Previous cesarean section | 32 (50) | 49 (90.7) | <0.0001 | Fetal distress | 13 (20) | 2 (3.7) | 0.017 | Peeclampsia | 6 (9.3) | 2 (3.7) | 0.4 | Malpresentation | 2 (3.1) | 1 (1.03) | 0.89 | Fetal macrosomy | 8 (12.5) | 1 (1.03) | 0.041 | Failure to progress | 2 (3.1) | 2 (3.7) | 0.74 | Previous myomectomy | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0.9 | Cord prolapse | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0.9 | Fetal anomaly | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0.9 |
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Data are presented (%). Some of the cases had more than 1 indication.
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