EVALUATION OF PRIMARY CAESAREAN SECTION TRENDS IN INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY USING THE ROBSON CLASSIFICATION

Abstract

Background: Raising caesarean section rates are of main concern worldwide. This 
study is aimed at the use Robson’s ten group classification system to evaluate the group 
of women contributing to the higher primary CS rate in a tertiary care hospital in south 
India. 
Introduction: There is increase in caesarean rate still there is no evidence supporting 
caesarean section would reduce the maternal and perinatal mortality. In this article the 
Robson 10 group classification system is used to classify and evaluate the trend of 
primary CS rates in a tertiary care centre in Chennai, India.