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Table 2 Indications motivating surgery

From: Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi

Indication

Number of cases

Cephalopelvic disproportion or obstructed labour

1230

Previous caesarean section

452

Fetal distress

264

Suspected ruptured uterus

87

Antepartum haemorrhage

77

Cord prolapse

62

Failure to progress

60

Breech in primigravida

53

Eclampsia

49