Prevalence of Caesarean Sections in Mosul City Hospitals :A Cross – Sectional Study

Background: Caesarean section rates had been increasing markedly in the world and the procedure as it become more safe than before (although it still a major surgical operation) and the objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of caesarean section in Mosul city hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at eight hospitals in Mosul city from both river sides including five governmental hospitals and three private hospitals, (671) women who delivered by caesarean section in Mosul city hospitals during a period of data collection were included from beginning 15th of November 2019 and ending at 15th of April 2020. Results: Women delivered by caesarean section aged between 20-35 years in (70.6%), (74.8%) of low educational level and (91.8%) were unemployed. The rate of caesarean section during the period of data collection in Mosul city hospitals was (28.8%) while the rate of caesarean section during the period of data collection showed that the highest rate of caesarean section were in private hospital and especially at Al-Zahrawi and Al-Rabee Private Hospitals (100%) while Al-Batool Hospital include (37.6%) from governmental hospitals in spite that the highest numbers of deliveries and caesarean section was in Al-Khansa Teaching Hospital. Conclusions: Caesarean section rate was higher than WHO recommendation among Mosul hospitals. Further improvement and attention to primary health care should be applied.