Although there have been several publications using the Robson
classification in Australia, to our knowledge there are no previous
studies in Victoria. It is important to publish more data to compare
practices, to evaluate the extent to which CS rates in Australia are
aligned with best practice and to benchmark strategies to reduce the CS
rates in Australia. The aims of this study are to determine the overall
CS rate in two hospitals of the Eastern Health (EH) network, and analyse
the contribution of specific obstetric population to changes in CS rates
over time by using the Robson classification.
The challenge is to maintain a reasonable low CS rate reflecting good
access to quality health care and good medical practice while
maintaining good perinatal outcomes, a challenge that only few countries
have managed to achieve 11.