Table 4 Hospital-based cesarean section rates by the primary indication and by the group allocation during the baseline and post-intervention periods, Shanghai, China
| Â | Intervention group (10 hospitals) | Control group (10 hospitals) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cesarean indications | Baseline (N = 5498) | Evaluation (N = 5092) | Baseline (N = 5254) | Evaluation (N = 5429) |  |
Scarred uterus, no. (%) | 716 (13.0) | 897 (17.6) | 632 (12.3) | 863 (15.9) | 0.24 |
Cesarean section without medical indication, no. (%) | 480 (8.7) | 401 (7.9) | 456 (8.7) | 429 (7.9) | 0.21 |
Abnormal fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern, no. (%) | 325 (5.9) | 257 (5.1) | 413 (7.9) | 395 (7.3) | 0.08 |
Breech or transverse presentation, no. (%) | 230 (4.2) | 173 (3.4) | 200 (3.8) | 178 (3.3) | 0.24 |
Macrosomia, no. (%) | 135 (2.5) | 106 (2.1) | 109 (2.1) | 92 (1.7) | 0.71 |
Prolonged labor, no. (%) | 65 (1.2) | 69 (1.4) | 49 (0.9) | 39 (0.7) | 0.30 |
Other indications, no. (%) | 382 (7.0) | 303 (6.0) | 317 (6.0) | 300 (5.5) | 0.11 |
Total, no. (%) | 2333 (42.4) | 2206 (43.3) | 2176 (41.4) | 2296 (42.3) | 0.01 |