Variation between hospital caesarean delivery rates when Robson's classification is considered: An observational study from a French perinatal network.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

WHO has recommended using Robson's Ten Group Classification System (TGCS) to monitor and analyze CD rates. Its failure to take some maternal and organizational factors into account, however, could limit the interpretation of CD rate comparisons, because it may contribute to variations in hospital CD rates.

Objective

To study the contribution of maternal socioeconomic and clinical characteristics and hospital organizational factors to the variation in CD rates when using Robson's ten-group classification system for CD rate comparisons.

Methods

This prospective, observational, population-based study included all deliveries at a gestational age > 24 weeks at the 10 hospitals of the French MYPA perinatal network in the Paris area. CD rates were calculated for

SUBMITTER: Quibel T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378683 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature