Levels, Trends and Differentials of Natural Births and Cesarean Births in Chittagong, Bangladesh

The type of last delivery of a mother is vital as it has a significant impact on mother and child health. The percentage of cesarean or C-section births has increased alarmingly in Bangladesh. Births through C-section have complicated and unsafe when compared to normal deliveries although sometimes it is unavoidable. This study assessed the current scenario of cesarean births and natural births in the region of Chittagong, Bangladesh. A total of 569 mothers’ data have been collected by schedule methods from the different areas of Chittagong from October to December 2018. Descriptive Statistics, chi-square (χ 2 ) test and binary logistic regression have been used to determine the performance of delivery status in Chittagong. Chi-square (χ 2 ) test reveals that a number of factors are significantly associated with the performance of the delivery type. Binary logistic regression shows that only two factors ‘Delivery place’ and ‘Cost of last delivery’ have a significant effect on delivery status in Chittagong. Keywords: Delivery type; C-section; Natural birth; Chittagong; Bangladesh DOI : 10.7176/JHMN/69-04 Publication date: December 31 st 2019