Author:
Sosa Claudio,de Mucio Bremen,Colomar Mercedes,Mainero Luis,Costa Maria L.,Guida Jose P.,Souza Renato T.,Luz Adriana G.,Cecatti José G.,Sousa Maria H.,Cruz Carmen M.,Chevez Luz M.,Lopez Rita,Carrillo Gema,Rizo Ulises,Saint Hillaire Erika E.,Arriaga William E.,Guadalupe Rosa M.,Ochoa Carlos,Gonzalez Freddy,Castro Rigoberto,Stefan Allan,Moreno Amanda,Serruya Suzanne J.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Latin America has the highest Cesarean Section Rates (CSR) in the world. Robson’s Ten Group Classification System (RTGCS) was developed to enable understanding the CSR in different groups of women, classified according to obstetric characteristics into one of ten groups. The size of each CS group may provide helpful data on quality of care in a determined region or setting. Data can potentially be used to compare the impact of conditions such as maternal morbidity on CSR. The objective of this study is to understand the impact of Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) on CSR in ten different groups of RTGCS.
Methods
Secondary analysis of childbirth information from 2018 to 2021, including 8 health facilities from 5 Latin American and Caribbean countries (Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic), using a surveillance database (SIP-Perinatal Information System, in Spanish) implemented in different settings across Latin America. Women were classified into one of RTGCS. The frequency of each group and its respective CSR were described. Furthermore, the sample was divided into two groups, according to maternal outcomes: women without SMM and those who experienced SMM, considering Potentially Life-threatening Conditions, Maternal Near Miss and Maternal Death as the continuum of morbidity.
Results
Available data were obtained from 92,688 deliveries using the Robson Classification. Overall CSR was around 38%. Group 5 was responsible for almost one-third of cesarean sections. SMM occurred in 6.7% of cases. Among these cases, the overall CSR was almost 70% in this group. Group 10 had a major role (preterm deliveries). Group 5 (previous Cesarean section) had a very high CSR within the group, regardless of the occurrence of maternal morbidity (over 80%).
Conclusion
Cesarean section rate was higher in women experiencing SMM than in those without SMM in Latin America. SMM was associated with higher Cesarean section rates, especially in groups 1 and 3. Nevertheless, group 5 was the major contributor to the overall CSR.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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