INTRODUCTION: There is a paucity of data identifying maternal risk factors that can contribute to women undergoing a scheduled primary cesarean section. We sought to investigate differences in maternal risk factors including age and body mass index (BMI) with the various indications for scheduled primary cesarean section. METHODS: Medical records of 502 consecutive patients that underwent a scheduled primary low-transverse cesarean section (PLTCS) at a major academic institution from 2009 to 2017 were reviewed. Patient age, BMI and the specific indication for the scheduled PLTCS were collected and compared using ANOVA statistical analysis. RESULTS: Of the 502 consecutive patients reviewed, the indication for PLTCS were majority for breech presentation (33.8%), followed by fetal anomalies (22%), elective (16.8%), fetal macrosomia (10.6%), placenta and vasa previa (7.4%), prior myomectomy (5.8%), cephalopelvic disproportion (2.4%), and for primary HSV or HIV (1.2%). There was a statistically significant difference in the mean age across all cohorts (p<0.0001). The previous myomectomy cohort had oldest mean age at myomectomy at 34.8±5.2 years while the primary HSV cohort had the youngest mean age at 22.5±2.6 years. There was not a statistically significant difference in the mean BMI across cohorts (P=0.236). The fetal macrosomia cohort trended towards the highest BMI of 36.4±10 kg/m2, while the vasa previa cohort trended towards the lowest BMI of 28.3±4.8 kg/m2. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated significant differences between age and various primary cesarean indications while there was no significant difference in BMI. Further studies are necessary to help identify risk factors associated with different indications for cesarean section.