Robson’s ten group classification system (rtgcs) implementation at Indira gandhi Medical college and hospital (shimla), India

Objective: Implementing Robson’s Ten Group classification system (RTGCS) to analyze the caesarean section rate. Material and Methods: All pregnant women were categorized according to Robson’s Ten Group classification system.Thegroups with high caesarean rateswere targeted and efforts made to reduce the rate wherever possible. Results: The contribution made by each group to overall CS rate in study 1 was maximum by group 1 (6.28%)group 3(3.09) and group 5 (5.26%), whereas it was 4.95%, 5.27%, 3.76% respectively in study 2.The overall caesarean section rate was 21.86%in study 1, which was reduced to 20.07% in study 2. Conclusion: Robson’s Ten Group classification system provides a framework for auditing and analyzing caesarean section rate, and if implemented successfully it will lead to acceptable caesarean section rate