The impact of maternal morbidity on cesarean section rates: exploring a Latin American network of sentinel facilities using the Robson's Ten Group Classification System

• Main Authors: Claudio Sosa (Author), Bremen de Mucio (Author), Mercedes Colomar (Author), Luis Mainero (Author), Maria L. Costa (Author), Jose P. Guida (Author), Renato T. Souza (Author), Adriana G. Luz (Author), José G. Cecatti (Author), Maria H. Sousa (Author), Carmen M. Cruz (Author), Luz M. Chevez (Author), Rita Lopez (Author), Gema Carrillo (Author), Ulises Rizo (Author), Erika E. Saint Hillaire (Author), William E. Arriaga (Author), Rosa M. Guadalupe (Author), Carlos Ochoa (Author), Freddy Gonzalez (Author), Rigoberto Castro (Author), Allan Stefan (Author), Amanda Moreno (Author), Suzanne J. Serruya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...