Strengths and Limitations
Our study provides data on CS in two institutions from Victoria. Our high-quality data allowed us to identify the Robson groups that contribute to our CS rate and provide a better understanding of our population. Our findings can be very beneficial not only for our institution but also for other Australian institutions as a baseline with which to compare and measure future interventions.
However, the population served by EH seems to be more complex, but data on demographic and epidemiological characteristics were not included in this study, making this difficult to quantify further. Additionally, medical indications for CS and maternal reasons for preferring a CS are not included in our analysis and could provide a better understanding of the situation. There are only a few papers published with Australia data, therefore we do not have a clear benchmark to compare our institution with. It will therefore be very beneficial to implement strategies aiming to reduce CS and keep monitoring or rates using the Robson classification to build understanding overtime.