Women's Awareness of the Risks of Caesarean Section in Saudi Arabia.

Awareness of complications results from vaginal delivery (SVD) or cesarean section (CS) deliveries was generally low. Despite the complication of CS, the rate of CS is increased worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to keep the rate below 10-15%. The most common cause for choosing a CS is to avoid labor pains and lower fetal distress risk. This study aims to determine the women's awareness in regard to the CS risks and the prevalence of the CS in Saudi Arabia (SA). This study is a cross-sectional study that uses randomized sampling, conducted among people who live in SA through the social media to determine the awareness of women about the complications of CS on the health of women. 854 women were included in the study. The demographics data included marital status, age, education level, occupation, and delivery mode with P-value < 0.05. The results show the prevalence of CS in SA is about 19%. Education level, age, occupation, nationality are the significant correlation risk factors for increasing the rate of CS In the present study, the prevalence of the complications that might happened post to CS is 47% of the total women. The most common complication after CS includes an infection (50%). While, the less common complication was an injury of surrounding structures like the urinary bladder or Intestine (6.4%). In conclusion, the prevalence of women's awareness of the risk and complications of CS is 53%.