The Robson 10-group classification system for caesarean sections is used primarily for:

• A Predicting individual patient risk of uterine rupture
• B Determining optimal timing of elective caesarean section
• C Classifying urgency of caesarean sections into 4 categories
• D Auditing and comparing caesarean section rates across institutions ✓

Explanation

The Robson 10-group classification stratifies deliveries into 10 mutually exclusive groups based on obstetric characteristics (parity, onset of labour, fetal presentation, gestational age, number of fetuses), enabling standardised auditing and comparison of caesarean section rates within and across institutions globally. It is endorsed by the WHO for this purpose. Urgency classification (categories 1–4) is a different tool.

Reference: Williams Obstetrics, 26th ed.

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