Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Guidelines for Caesarean Deliveries

Posted On: 23 SEP 2020 6:40PM by PIB Delhi

As per NFHS-4 (2015-16), the rate of caesarean deliveries in the country is 17.2% which is lower than the developed countries viz. Latin America and the Caribbean countries (40.5%), North America (32.3%), Oceania (31.1%), Europe (25%), Asia (19.2%) as per the WHO 2018 report.

The details of the C-section deliveries performed during the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise including Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh is given below:

 

 

Sr. No

 

States/UTs

 

Number of C-section deliveries conducted at public facilities

 

Number of C-section deliveries conducted at private facilities

 

 

2017-18

2018-19

 

2019-20

Apr20-June20

2017-18

2018-19

 

2019-20

Apr20-

June20

 

AllIndia

1,756,951

1,897,546

1,860,189

365161

1,831,636

2,051,481

2,032,486

383437

1

A&NIslands

922

1,030

785

104

0

0

0

0

2

AndhraPradesh

89,514

94,202

92,261

20997

148,128

176,474

141,190

29942

3

ArunachalPradesh

2,640

2,027

2,430

354

773

998

1,062

259

4

Assam

62,993

68,092

67,707

11869

50,094

52,808

56,975

11116

5

Bihar

24,710

29,316

29,930

4979

15,964

16,531

17,476

1347

6

Chandigarh

9,413

9,595

9,218

1193

0

0

0

0

7

Chhattisgarh

19,374

20,179

21,597

5899

55,912

55,222

51,288

9633

8

Dadra&NagarHaveli

2,141

2,356

2,443

419

446

496

583

142

9

Daman&Diu

763

1,045

1,044

260

182

144

179

51

10

Delhi

52,544

55,204

53,475

9491

23,393

29,457

28,566

4300

11

Goa

3,589

3,430

3,234

902

4,133

4,313

4,618

1014

12

Gujarat

55,252

55,694

60,973

10791

132,062

131,979

142,580

19647

13

Haryana

31,665

35,919

36,889

7112

52,023

52,045

50,718

10877

14

HimachalPradesh

11,330

12,769

11,753

2848

5,801

5,722

5,894

1789

15

Jammu&Kashmir

57,863

62,388

63,889

14895

12,850

15,014

14,062

3915

16

Jharkhand

16,810

19,788

20,759

3308

36,954

36,400

32,014

3123

17

Karnataka

123,144

137,244

143,549

31605

133,139

142,641

144,780

31904

18

Kerala

56,563

57,853

55,033

13385

128,429

139,843

127,853

27407

19

Lakshadweep

323

353

327

109

0

0

0

0

20

MadhyaPradesh

71,622

81,073

78,713

17023

58,521

53,623

55,731

7854

21

Maharashtra

161,836

175,366

183,711

35865

188,963

225,528

236,823

49458

22

Manipur

4,200

4,626

6,582

1050

3,012

3,339

3,691

1001

23

Meghalaya

2,437

2,465

2,744

682

4,155

4,767

5,420

1122

24

Mizoram

1,858

1,976

1,906

360

1,262

1,295

462

308

25

Nagaland

1,612

1,412

1,588

94

1,242

1,442

1,441

385

26

Odisha

68,306

75,679

71,283

16058

26,042

60,104

50,804

10577

27

Puducherry

9,132

8,940

8,367

1591

4,950

5,100

1,122

200

28

Punjab

51,298

50,712

51,278

9604

77,192

84,361

86,914

18820

29

Rajasthan

89,504

98,754

95,358

17518

57,990

53,941

55,994

14045

30

Sikkim

1,472

1,293

1,702

453

691

1,194

1,038

376

31

TamilNadu

201,158

209,781

175,524

42482

211,022

223,019

173,399

36500

32

Telangana

129,273

142,477

126,840

30560

138,508

165,307

158,114

36101

33

Tripura

8,474

8,768

8,500

1973

2,699

2,348

4,476

1069

34

UttarPradesh

97,282

98,407

112,089

16181

55,733

91,358

188,779

29199

35

Uttarakhand

9,804

10,683

11,540

2068

7,138

9,527

6,640

1641

36

WestBengal

226,130

256,650

245,168

31079

192,233

205,141

181,800

18315

 

 

Sr. No

 

State-District

Number of C-section deliveries conducted at public facilities

Number of C-section deliveries conducted at private facilities

 

 

2017-18

2018-19

 

2019-20

Apr 20 -

June 20

2017-18

2018-19

 

2019-20

Apr 20 -

June 20

1

UP-Barabanki

2887

2786

3419

420

1497

1980

2297

32

 Source: HMIS

 

The standards declared by WHO for Caesarean deliveries state that at population level, caesarean section rates higher than 10% were not associated with reductions in rates of maternal and newborn mortality. It recommended the adoption of the Robson classification system, which facilitates comparison and analysis of caesarean rates within and between different facilities, and across countries and regions.

 

Health is a State subject. However, MoHFW has taken the following steps to curb the rise in C-section;

  • Conveyed the WHO Statement to all States/UTs urging them to share the same with all Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working in public health facilities in their respective States/UTs.
  • Collaborated with Federation of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists in India (FOGSI) to share the WHO statement on C-section among all members.
  • Under “LaQshya”- Labour room & maternity OT Quality Improvement Initiative, Caesarean section audit has been implemented in all LaQshya certified public health facilities to ensure that Caesarean sections are undertaken judiciously in only those cases requiring such surgical interventions
  • All CGHS empanelled hospitals are directed to display the information regarding ratio of deliveries by caesarean section.

 

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.

 

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MV

 

 



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