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AN INDICATION OF CAESAREAN SECTION

Ahmed Rezk, Safaa Mahmood Alhasani, Aisha Omar Aljiffry, Fetoon Nasser Alsharif, Majed Ahmed Almoabari, Qusai Munir Dahlawi, Basel Ali Darweesh, Riyadh Abdulrahman Awad Alharthi, Emad Jafar Ayash, Neda’a Hassan Alshihri, Ahmed Yousef Attiah

Introduction: Cesarean section (C-section) is one major intervention in the field of obstetrics and gynecology to save the lives of many women and infants from pregnancy and childbirth-related complication. Rated of cesarean section have increased all over the world in recent years. Multiple factors have been found to make it more likely that a C-section will be chosen over the normal delivery, but the risks associated are yet to be clarified. Aims of study: The review aims to understand the relative and absolute indication of cesarean section with possible risks include. Methodology: We conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE, January 1985, through February 2017. The following search terms were used: C-section, Absolute Indication, Relative Indication, Indication associated with risk factors Conclusion: Due to enormous scientific progress, social and cultural changes and certain legal changed have led to a fundamental change in attitude to C-section among patients and doctors. The general agreement of indications for C-section has also changed in many countries, including factors such as anxiety about delivery, or even mother’s wish to proceed to C-section in the absence of any medical indication. Nonetheless, the reasons for the increasingly liberal attitude towards cesarean section are diverse and not always discernable. Keywords: C-section, Absolute Indication, Relative Indication, Indication associated with risk factors.

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