• Rajendra Chaudhary, Krishna Bahadur Raut, and Kristina Pradhan.
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Kaski, Nepal.
• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2018 Sep 1; 56 (213): 871-874.

IntroductionCesarean section is one of the common obstetric procedures done when the childbirth is not anticipated to occur by the normal vaginal delivery. There has been increased rate of cesarean section globally as well as in our country in recent decades.MethodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study has been carried out by reviewing a year of data from maternity ward of Paschimanchal Community Hospital, Prithvi Chowk, Pokhara. The total number of delivery, their modes either vaginal or cesarean, indications for the cesarean section and their outcomes were analyzed. The obtained data was entered and analyzed in Microsoft Excel.ResultsTotal of 257 cases underwent delivery during the study period and 174 (63.27%) were by cesarean section. Oligohydramnios is the most common indication for cesarean section. Around 25 (14.36%) of the women underwent repeat cesarean section.ConclusionsThe rate of cesarean section was quite high in our study and further studies are recommended for understanding of causes and other associated factors with it.

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