Role of maternal characteristics and epidural analgesia on caesarean section rate in groups 1 and 3 according to Robson's classification: a cohort study in an Italian university hospital setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the role of maternal characteristics and epidural analgesia (EA) on caesarean section (CS) rates in selected groups by using the Robson 10-Group Classification System (RTGCS).

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A. Gemelli', Rome, Italy.

Patients

A total of 12 098 deliveries in periods I (1998-1999) and II (2010-2011).

Main outcome measures

CS rates in groups 1 and 3 of RTGCS.

Results

In group 1, 1144 (20%) patients were assigned to period I and 1302 (20.4%) to period II, while in group 3, 1587 (27.8%) were assigned to period I and 1502 (23.5%) to period II. CS rates were 16.4% and 23.1% in group 1 and 12.7% and 10.9% in group 3 in periods I and II, r

SUBMITTER: Triunfo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892744 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature