Cesarean section in Uruguay from 2008 to 2018: country analysis based on the Robson classification. An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of caesarean section has steadily increased, with Latin America being the region with the highest rates. Multiple factors account for that increase and the Robson classification is appropriate to compare determinants at the clinical level for caesarean section rates over time. The purpose of this study is to describe the evolution of caesarean section rates by Robson groups in Uruguay from 2008 to 2018 using a country level database.

Methods

We included the records of all women giving birth in Uruguay (pregnancies ≥22 weeks and weights ≥500 g) with valid data in the mode of childbirth recorded in the Perinatal Information System database between 2008 and 2018. Caesarean section rates were calculated by Robson groups for each of the years included, disaggre

SUBMITTER: Colomar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175367 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature