Caesarean section rates analysed using Robson's 10-Group Classification System: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the caesarean section (CS) rates using Robson's 10-Group Classification System among women who gave birth at Hawassa University Referral Hospital in southern Ethiopia.

Design

Cross-sectional study design to determine CS rate using Robson's 10-Group Classification System.

Setting

Hawassa University Referral Hospital in south Ethiopia.

Participants

4004 women who gave birth in Hawassa University Referral Hospital from June 2018 to June 2019.

Results

The 4004 women gave birth to 4165 babies. The overall CS rate was 32.8% (95% CI: 31.4%-34.3%). The major contributors to the overall CS rates were: Robson group 1 (nulliparous women with singleton pregnancy at term in spontaneous labour) 22.9%; group 5 (multiparous

SUBMITTER: Abdo AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594350 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature