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Table 1 Expansion of CS indications from AMDD tool to Fistula Care tool and final recoding

From: Assessing the quality of record keeping for cesarean deliveries: results from a multicenter retrospective record review in five low-income countries

CS indications, recoded for final analysis

Fistula Care data collection tool

AMDD CS record review tool

Maternal indications

Obstructed labor (including failed trial of labor, deformed pelvis)

• Obstructed labor

 

• Failed trial of labor

• Deformed pelvis

Uterine rupture

• Uterine rupture

 

Major antepartum hemorrhage & placenta previa (grade 3 or 4)

• Major antepartum hemorrhage & placenta previa (grade 3 or 4)

Placenta previa

Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)

• Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)

CPD (listed with prolonged labor)

Failure to progress in labor, including prolonged labor

• Failure to progress in labor

Prolonged labor (listed with CPD)

• Prolonged labor

Failed induction

• Failed induction

Failed induction

Previous CS

• Previous CS

Previous scar

• Uterine scar from other previous surgery

Genitourinary fistula or third-degree tear repair

• Vesico-vaginal fistula postrepair

Vesico-vaginal fistula

• Vesico-vaginal fistula

Antepartum hemorrhage (excluding those for absolute indications and including abruptio placentae)

• Antepartum hemorrhage (excluding those for absolute indications and including abruptio placentae)

Placenta abruptio

Maternal medical diseases (e.g., sickle cell anemia, HIV)

• Maternal medical disease (e.g., sickle cell anemia, HIV)

 

Severe preeclampsia or eclampsia

• Eclampsia/severe preeclampsia

Eclampsia/severe preeclampsia

Psychosocial indications (including maternal request)

• Psychosocial/maternal/family request

Maternal distress

Precious pregnancy

• Precious baby

 

Fetal Indications

Fetal compromise (including fetal distress; cord prolapse/presentation; and severe intrauterine growth retardation)

• Fetal distress

Fetal distress

• Cord prolapse/presentation

Cord prolapse

• Severe intrauterine retardation

Breech presentation

• Breech presentation

Breech with footling/ malpresentation

Multiple gestation

• Multiple gestation

Multiple gestation

Malpresentation (including transverse, oblique, and brow)

• Malpresentation (including transverse, oblique, and brow)

Breech with footling/ malpresentation

Other/not enough information

• Other^

Other

  1. ^Other indications include those found in patient records which were not part of the pre-coded options but were recoded to indications on our final list (e.g. big baby to obstructed labor. Data that did not include enough information to enable a clear determination about the indication were coded as “other/not enough information”.