Assessment of Health Complications of Cesarean Sections among Pregnant Women at Governmental and Private Hospitals in Sulaimani City, Iraq…..

Caesarean Section is commonly known as Caesarean birth or C-section, it is a life-saving medical surgery in which the fetus is delivered through an incision in the abdominal wall and womb of the mother for health of both the mother and her embryo. The aim of this study is to evaluate post-Caesarean sections complications among pregnant women who attending the governmental and private hospitals in Sulaimani city. It is a cross-sectional study that conducted in Sulaimani city, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The samples were collected from 1st October 2021 to 1st February 2022, which involved a convenient sample of 474 pregnant women who admitted to the maternity wards of Sulaimani Maternity Teaching Hospital, Baxshin and Harem Private Hospitals who delivered by Caesarean Section. The data were collected by using a validated questionnaire form that filled in by the researcher with each participant who was agreed for the participation, and after 10-21 days, the researcher asked the delivered women for the post Caesarean section complications if they had through their contact numbers. The findings showed that 428(90.2%) of the participants had no complications. However, 46(9.8%) of the women have had post-Caesarean section complications, and the most frequent complications were wound infection 31(67.5%), followed by bleeding 8(17.3%) and womb lining infection 7(15.2%). In the conclusion, despite of being aware of the post-Caesarean section complications, but most of them are still preferred Caesarean section without any medical reasons, due to influences by the social factors such as relatives or friends, and peer pressure.