A method to assess obstetric outcomes using the 10-Group Classification System: a quantitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Internationally, the 10-Group Classification System (TGCS) has been used to report caesarean section rates, but analysis of other outcomes is also recommended. We now aim to present the TGCS as a method to assess outcomes of labour and delivery using routine collection of perinatal information.

Design

This research is a methodological study to describe the use of the TGCS.

Setting

Stavanger University Hospital (SUH), Norway, National Maternity Hospital Dublin, Ireland and Slovenian National Perinatal Database (SLO), Slovenia.

Participants

9848 women from SUH, Norway, 9250 women from National Maternity Hospital Dublin, Ireland and 106 167 women, from SLO, Slovenia.

Main outcome measures

All women were classified according to the TGCS within whi

SUBMITTER: Rossen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726112 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature