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Table 3 Robson group by source of payment of birth. Birth in Brazil study, 2011–2012

From: Use of Robson classification to assess cesarean section rate in Brazil: the role of source of payment for childbirth

Robson group

Description of obstetric populations

Number of cesarean deliveries

Number of deliveries

Relative size of group1,a

CS rate in each group2,b

Relative contribution on the overall CS rate3,c

  

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Private

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

%

95 % CI

1

Nulliparous women, single cephalic, > = 37 weeks, in spontaneous labor

712

136

4,023

307

21.0

(19.5–22.2)

6.4

(5.1–7.7)

17.7

(15.1–20.6)

44.4

(35.5–53.5)

8.7

(7.5–10.1)

3.2

(2.6–4.1)

2

Nulliparous women, single cephalic, > = 37 weeks, induced or CS before labour

2,351

1,818

3,116

1,872

16.3

(15.2–17.1)

39.3

(36.2–40.7)

75.4

(71.2–79.2)

97.1

(93.3–98.8)

28.6

(26.9–30.4)

43.4

(41.2–45.7)

Nulliparous women, single cephalic, > = 37 weeks, induced labor

566

52

1,331

106

7.0

(6.1–8.0)

2.2

(1.3–3.7)

42.5

(36.8–48.4)

49.1

(29.6–69.1)

6.9

(5.7–8.3)

1.2

(0.8–1.9)

2b

Nulliparous women, single cephalic, > = 37 weeks, CS before labor

1,785

1,766

1,785

1,766

9.3

(8.5–10.3)

37.1

(34.5–39.7)

100.0

-

100.0

-

21.8

(20.3–23.3)

42.2

(39.9–44.4)

3

Multiparous women (excluding prev. CS), single cephalic, > = 37 weeks, in spontaneous labor

234

30

4,520

255

23.6

(22.3–24.6)

5.4

(4.0–6.9)

5.2

(4.1–6.5)

11.8

(7.2–18.1)

2.9

(2.3–3.5)

0.7

(0.5–1.0)

4

Multiparous without a previous uterine scar, with single cephalic pregnancy, > = 37 weeks, induced or CS before labor

758

270

1,379

306

7.2

(6.5–7.8)

6.4

(5.3–7.4)

55.0

(50.0–59.8)

88.2

(80.1–93.2)

9.2

(8.4–10.1)

6.4

(5.4–7.6)

Multiparous women without a previous uterine scar, with single cephalic pregnancy, > = 37 weeks, induced labor

118

9

739

45

3.9

(3.3–4.5)

0.9

(0.6–1.6)

16.0

(13.0–19.6)

19.5

(8.7–38.1)

1.4

(1.1–1.8)

0.2

(0.1–0.5)

4b

Multiparous women without a previous uterine scar, with single cephalic pregnancy, > = 37 weeks, CS before labor

640

261

640

261

3.3

(3.0–3.8)

5.5

(4.5–6.6)

100.0

-

100.0

-

7.8

(7.0–8.6)

6.2

(5.2–7.4)

5

Previous CS, single cephalic, > = 37 weeks

2,556

1,260

3,276

1,286

17.1

(16.0–18.0)

27.0

(24.8–28.1)

78.0

(75.4–80.4)

98.0

(96.5–98.9)

31.1

(29.7–32.7)

30.1

(28.5–31.8)

6

All nullipara breeches

271

138

286

139

1.5

(1.3–1.7)

2.9

(2.0–4.0)

94.4

(91.2–96.9)

99.3

(96.5–99.9)

3.3

(2.8–3.8)

3.3

(2.3–4.6)

7

All multipara breeches (including prev. CS)

276

62

336

63

1.8

(1.5–2.1)

1.3

(1.0–1.7)

82.1

(71.9–89.1)

98.4

(93.0–99.6)

3.4

(2.9–3.9)

1.5

(1.2–1.9)

8

All multiple pregnancies (including prev. CS)

153

87

191

92

1.0

(0.8–1.2)

1.9

(1.5–2.6)

79.7

(72.1–85.6)

94.6

(72.7–99.1)

1.9

(1.5–2.3)

2.1

(1.5–3.0)

9

All abnormal lies (including prev. CS)

91

23

91

23

0.5

(0.4–0.6)

0.5

(0.3–0.8)

100.0

-

100.0

-

1.1

(0.9–1.4)

0.5

(0.3–0.9)

10

All single cephalic, <=36 weeks (including prev. CS)

803

363

1,904

422

10.0

(8.7–11.2)

8.9

(7.1–10.6)

42.2

(38.7–45.7)

86.0

(78.3–91.1)

9.8

(8.3–11.5)

8.7

(6.9–10.9)

X

Unable to classify

2

1

6

1

0.03

(0.01–0.07)

0.02

(0.002–0.01)

40.2

(7.8–84.2)

100.0

-

0.0

-

0.0

-

 

Total deliveries

8,207

4,188

19,128

4,766

100.0

-

100.0

-

41.5

-

87.9

-

100.0

 

100.0

 
  1. 1 (Number of deliveries in the group) / (total number of deliveries)
  2. 2 (Number of cesarean deliveries) / (number of deliveries in the same Robson group)
  3. 3 (Number of cesarean deliveries in the group) / (total number of cesarean deliveries)
  4. a Public vs. Private proportions differed significantly from each other at the .05 level by means of z-test with Bonferroni adjustment for all Robson group, except for groups 4, 7, 9, 10 and X
  5. b Public vs. Private proportions differed significantly from each other at the .05 level by means of z-test with Bonferroni adjustment for all Robson group, except for groups 2a, 4a and 8
  6. c Public vs. Private proportions differed significantly from each other at the .05 level by means of z-test with Bonferroni adjustment for all Robson group, except for groups 4b, 5, 6, 8 and 10