Robson App

Since 2015, the WHO recommends the use of the Robson Classification to be used worldwide to assess, monitor and compare caesarean section (CS) rates over time in a same hospital or between different hospitals.

The Robson classification categorizes all women into one of 10 groups that are mutually exclusive and, as a set, totally comprehensive. The groups are based on 5 basic obstetric
characteristics that are routinely collected in all maternities:
1. Parity
2. Number of foetuses
3. Foetal lie and presentation
4. Gestational age
5. Onset of labour

The classification is simple, robust, reproducible, clinically relevant, and prospective – which means that every woman admitted for delivery can be immediately classified into one of the 10 groups based on these few basic characteristics. This allows a comparison and analysis of caesarean section rates within and across these groups.