Research Article

Use of Cesarean Birth among Robson Groups 2 and 4 at Mizan-Tepi University Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 1

Cesarean birth by indication in Robson Groups 2 and 4 at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital.

Indications for cesarean birth in Robson Group 2 (n = 21, 37.5%)
Prelabor cesarean (n = 5, 23.8%)Intrapartum cesarean (n = 16, 76.2%)

Elective cesarean birth1 (20.0%)NA
Maternal indication only2 (40.0%)6 (%)
Fetal indication only2 (40.0%)9 (%)
Failed induction/augmentationNA1 (%)
MissingNANA

Indications for cesarean birth in Robson Group 4 (n = 14, 24.6%)
Prelabor cesarean (n = 4, 28.6%)Intrapartum cesarean (n = 10, 71.4%)
Maternal indication only3 (75.0%)2 (%)
Fetal indication onlyNA4 (%)
Failed induction/AugmentationNA3 (%)
Maternal and fetal indicationNA1 (%)
Missing1 (25.0%)NA