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Is the caesarean section rate a performance indicator of an obstetric unit?

Ruchi SinghRoyal Women's Hospital, Urogynaecology, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia
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Amarendra Nath TrivediPeninsula Health, Women's Health, Frankston 3199, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 204-207 | Received 24 Feb 2010, Accepted 21 May 2010, Published online: 07 Jul 2010

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Elif Gul Yapar Eyi & Leyla Mollamahmutoglu. (2021) An analysis of the high cesarean section rates in Turkey by Robson classification. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 34:16, pages 2682-2692.
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Julia Savchenko, Lars Ladfors, Linda Hjertberg, Eric Hildebrand & Sophia Brismar Wendel. (2022) A step towards better audit: The Robson Ten Group classification system for outcomes other than cesarean section. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 101:7, pages 827-835.
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Alexandra Matei, Mihai Cornel Dimitriu, George Alexandru Roșu, Cristian George Furău & Crîngu Antoniu Ionescu. (2021) Investigating Caesarean Section Practice among Teenage Romanian Mothers Using Modified Robson Ten Group Classification System. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:20, pages 10727.
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Ramón Escuriet, Joanna White, Katrien Beeckman, Lucy Frith, Fatima Leon-Larios, Christine Loytved, Ans Luyben, Marlene Sinclair & Edwin van Teijlingen. (2015) Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: a critical exploration of tools and indicators. BMC Health Services Research 15:1.
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Hans Peter Dietz. (2015) Forceps: towards obsolescence or revival?. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 94:4, pages 347-351.
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H. P. Dietz, J. Pardey & H. Murray. (2014) Pelvic floor and anal sphincter trauma should be key performance indicators of maternity services. International Urogynecology Journal 26:1, pages 29-32.
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S Wood, S Cooper & S Ross. (2014) Does induction of labour increase the risk of caesarean section? A systematic review and meta-analysis of trials in women with intact membranes. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 121:6, pages 674-685.
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Michael J. Turner. (2011) The use of quality control performance charts to analyze cesarean delivery rates nationally. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 113:3, pages 175-177.
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