Maternal Complications of the Caesarean: Analysis of 117 Cases at the Maternity of University Hospital Yopougon in Abidjan (cote D’ivoire)

Caesarean section (C-section) is the most common obstetric surgical operation. Since 1985, the international health community has estimated that the ideal (C-section) rate is between 10% and 15%. Since then, cesarean delivery has on the rise in all countries.1,2 This increase has an impact on public health; even if this intervention is currently popularized and fast. C-section rates have risen dramatically over the last 3 decades in western countries. For example, in the United States, this rate rose from 8.8% in 1970 to 24.7% in 1988. According to the European Perinatal Health Report,2,3 the rate varied between 14% to 37,8% in 2004. In Australia, the prevalence was from 20% in 1993 to 29% in 2004. In South America, Brazil and Chile, the rates were respectively 40% and 42% of births.2−4