ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021
Decision to delivery interval and associated factors for emergency cesarean section: a cross-sectional study.
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- Decision to delivery interval for emergency cesarean section and associated factors in africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
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- Determinants of the choice of delivery mode in pregnant women: a convergent parallel mixed-methods study protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Impact of a surgical sponsorship program on compliance with decision-to-delivery intervals in rural hospitals in Uganda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Maternal serum steroid hormones in vaginal delivery and caesarean section.Biochemia medica · 2026Observational
- Surgical site infection and associated factors among women who underwent cesarean delivery at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Decision-to-delivery interval and associated factors among women undergoing emergency caesarean section in public hospitals of West and North Gojjam Zones, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study, 2024.SAGE open medicine · 2026Article
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- The anesthesia-to-incision interval accounts for most of the observed difference in decision-to-delivery time between urgency categories during emergency cesarean delivery: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Improving Decision-to-Incision Interval (DDI) of Emergency Cesarean Sections Through Mobile-Based Obstetric Emergency System (MORES) and Midwife-Led Triage in Bong County, Liberia: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring health workers' perspectives on factors affecting patient experience in emergency caesarean section response time: a qualitative study in hospitals in Makassar City, Indonesia.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Decision to delivery interval and predictors for delayed decision to delivery interval among women delivering by emergency caesarean section at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Uganda: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The effect of maternal and fetal weight on the risk of emergency cesarean section in nulliparous women.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Role of Emotional Support and Socio-Cultural Atmosphere on the Experience Caesaran Patients: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
- Decision to Delivery Time and Its Predictors Among Mothers Who Underwent Emergency Cesarean Delivery at Selected Hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, 2023: Prospective Cohort Study [Letter].International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Decision To Delivery Time and Its Predictors Among Mothers Who Underwent Emergency Cesarean Delivery At Selected Hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, 2023: Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Effect of Decision-to-Delivery Time of Emergency Cesarean Section on Adverse Newborn Outcomes at East Gojjam Zone Public Hospital, Ethiopia, March 2023: Multicenter Prospective Observational Study Design.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Crash Caesarean Delivery: How to Optimise Decision-to-Delivery Interval by Initiating a Novel Code? A Clinical Audit.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2023Article
- Decision to delivery interval for emergency caesarean section in Eastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmergency cesarean section is a commonly performed surgical procedure in pregnant women with life-threatening conditions of the mother and/or fetus. According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, decision to delivery interval for emergency cesarean sections should be within 30 min. It is an indicator of quality of care in maternity service, and if prolonged, it constitutes a third-degree delay. This study aimed to assess the decision to delivery interval and associated factors for emergency cesarean section in Bahir Dar City Public Hospitals, Ethiopia.
methodAn institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Bahir Dar City Public Hospitals from February to May 2020. Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. A combination of observations and interviews was used to collect the data. Data entry and analysis were performed using Epi-data version 3.1 and SPSS version 25, respectively. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
resultDecision-to-delivery interval below 30 min was observed in 20.3% [95% CI = 15.90-24.70%] of emergency cesarean section. The results showed that referral status [AOR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.26-5.00], time of day of emergency cesarean section [AOR = 2.5, 95%CI = 1.26-4.92], status of surgeons [AOR = 2.95, 95%CI = 1.30-6.70], type of anesthesia [AOR = 4, 95% CI = 1.60-10.00] and transfer time [AOR = 5.26, 95% CI = 2.65-10.46] were factors significantly associated with the decision to delivery interval.
conclusionDecision-to-delivery intervals were not achieved within the recommended time interval. Therefore, to address institutional delays in emergency cesarean section, providers and facilities should be better prepared in advance and ready for rapid emergency action.
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