Table 8. Trends in indications for caesarean section in the relevant categories of women in the Robson classification in Peru, 2000–2010.
| Robson Group | 2000–2004 | 2005–2007 | 2008–2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute fetal distress | Pre-eclampsia | Cephalopelvic disproportion | Acute fetal distress | Pre-eclampsia | Cephalopelvic disproportion | Acute fetal distress | Pre-eclampsia | Cephalopelvic disproportion | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| 1 | 1,810 (20.7)* | 609 (6.97)* | 2,657 (31.2)a | 2,036 (21.4) | 667 (7.01) | 2,523 (27.4) | 2,120 (22.9) | 512 (5.54) | 2,512 (29.0) |
| 2a | 202 (20.3) | 129 (12.9)a | 191 (19.3) | 155 (15.4) | 87 (8.64) | 147 (14.6) | 136 (20.1) | 44 (6.52) | 94 (14.0) |
| 2b | 1,508 (17.8)b | 1,026 (12.2)* | 2,087 (25.0)* | 1,370 (16.1) | 1,021 (12.0) | 2,243 (26.7) | 1,300 (16.6) | 743 (9.50) | 2,243 (29.1) |
| 3 | 801 (22.2) | 217 (6.01) | 640 (18.0)* | 910 (23.1) | 266 (6.75) | 671 (17.6) | 850 (22.8) | 211 (5.65) | 732 (21.2) |
| 4a | 87 (28.5) | 24 (7.87) | 46 (15.8) | 60 (20.7) | 16 (5.52) | 37 (12.8) | 71 (25.7) | 10 (3.62) | 23 (8.39) |
| 4b | 789 (16.6) | 491 (10.3) | 520 (10.9)a | 792 (15.2) | 537 (10.3) | 836 (16.1) | 558 (14.7) | 365 (9.60) | 620 (16.5) |
| 5 | 450 (4.53)c | 317 (3.19) | 1,397 (14.0)a | 387 (3.94) | 296 (3.01) | 1,091 (11.2) | 347 (3.67) | 289 (3.06) | 1,106 (12.1) |
| 6 | 45 (1.38) | 78 (2.39) | 49 (1.51) | 30 (1.09) | 55 (2.01) | 40 (1.48) | 30 (1.41) | 40 (1.87) | 41 (1.97) |
| 7 | 74 (2.82)* | 76 (2.89) | 65 (2.48)b | 64 (2.41) | 51 (1.92) | 39 (1.49) | 27 (1.20) | 48 (2.13) | 43 (1.96) |
| 8 | 55 (2.47) | 190 (8.54) | 24 (1.13) | 62 (3.01) | 154 (7.49) | 9 (0.45) | 28 (1.75) | 116 (7.23) | 8 (0.54) |
| 9 | 59 (2.98) | 49 (2.47) | 45 (2.28) | 48 (2.58) | 31 (1.67) | 31 (1.69) | 28 (1.91) | 33 (2.25) | 40 (2.85) |
| 10 | 498 (10.3) | 1,199 (24.7) | 239 (5.03)d | 509 (9.86) | 1,279 (24.7) | 181 (3.61) | 481 (10.7) | 1,045 (23.3) | 198 (4.81) |
Time trend
* p<0.01 2000–2004 vs2008–2010; 2005–2007 vs2008–2010
a: p<0.01:2000–2004 vs2005–2007;2000–2004 vs2008–2010.
b:2000–2004 vs2005–2007
c: p<0.01 2000–2004 vs 2008–2010
d: p<0.001: 2000–2004 vs 2005–2007; 2005–2007 vs 2008–2010