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.