Research Article
Using the Robson Classification to Explain the Fluctuations in Cesarean Section
Table 4
Robson’s 10-Group Classification of Flemish women giving birth in 1992-2000-2008-2016: cesarean sections per group (%). ND = no data.
| | 1992 (%) | 2000 (%) | 2008 (%) | 2016 (%) | 92-16 CS |
| 1 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 10.1 | ×2.5 | 2a | 9.7 | 15.4 | 19.9 | 23.6 | ×2.4 | 2b | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | 3 | ND | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | | 4a | ND | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | | 4b | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | | 5 | ND | 62.4 | 62.8 | 66.5 | | 6 | 74.6 | 88.4 | 95.2 | 95.8 | ×1.3 | 7 | 51.2 | 68 | 84.5 | 87.9 | ×1.7 | 8 | 35.9 | 46.2 | 55.5 | 55.8 | ×1.6 | 9 | 95.4 | 94.0 | 95.5 | 98.6 | | 10 | 17.6 | 23.6 | 25.8 | 29,0 | ×1.6 | Total CS | 11.8% | 16.4% | 19.5% | 20.9% | |
|
|