ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
Use of the Robson classification to understand the increased risk of cesarean section in case of maternal obesity.
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- A Retrospective Analysis of the Robson Classification Implementation in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Serbia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Cesarean section in Suriname using robson classification: a two-year nationwide cross-sectional study on rates, risk factors and perinatal outcomes of cesarean section.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Specified Meta-Analyses.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
- Caesarean birth in women with infertility: population-based cohort study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to identify characteristics of pregnant women with obesity that contribute to increased cesarean rate.
methodsRetrospective cohort in a single academic institution between 2012 and 2019. Women who delivered during this period were classified according to the Robson classification. Women with normal body mass index (N = 11,797) and with obesity (N = 2991) were compared. The contribution of each Robson group to the overall caesarean rate were compared.
resultsThe overall cesarean rate was higher for women with (28.1%) than without (14.2%, p < 0.001) obesity. This result came mainly from Robson group 5a (history of one cesarean). After adjustment for medical factors within this group, the association between maternal obesity and cesarean during labor was significant.
conclusionsThe higher cesarean rate in women with obesity is explained by Robson group 5a in which obesity is an independent risk factor of in labor cesarean delivery.
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