{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Arata M"],"funding":["World Health Organization"],"pagination":["e081143"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11409385"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(9)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>WHO recommends the use of the Robson's 'Ten Groups Classification' for monitoring and assessing caesarean section (CS) rates. The aim of this study was to investigate the rates, indications and outcomes of CS using Robson classification in a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH), Freetown, Sierra Leone.<h4>Participants</h4>All women who gave birth in PCMH from 1 October 2020 to 31 January 2021.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>Primary outcome: CS rate by Robson group.<h4>Secondary outcomes</h4>indications for CS and the newborn outcomes for each Robson group.<h4>Results</h4>1998 women gave birth during the study period and 992 CS were performed, with a CS rate of 49."],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pubmed_title":["Caesarean sections, indications and outcomes: a cross-sectional study using the Robson classification in a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone."],"pmcid":["PMC11409385"],"funding_grant_id":["001"],"pubmed_authors":["Arata M","John-Cole V","Saccardi C","Betran AP","Boyle S","Caracciolo C","Putoto G","Sgorbissa B","Tognon F","Manenti F","K Kamara A","Orsi M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Caesarean sections, indications and outcomes: a cross-sectional study using the Robson classification in a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>WHO recommends the use of the Robson's 'Ten Groups Classification' for monitoring and assessing caesarean section (CS) rates. The aim of this study was to investigate the rates, indications and outcomes of CS using Robson classification in a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH), Freetown, Sierra Leone.<h4>Participants</h4>All women who gave birth in PCMH from 1 October 2020 to 31 January 2021.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>Primary outcome: CS rate by Robson group.<h4>Secondary outcomes</h4>indications for CS and the newborn outcomes for each Robson group.<h4>Results</h4>1998 women gave birth during the study period and 992 CS were performed, with a CS rate of 49.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Sep","modification":"2026-06-03T22:37:42.896Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:14:46.295Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11409385","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39231555"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081143"]}}