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Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) has been a contentious and controversial issue for fifty years. Once a woman is delivered by cesarean, her options in a subsequent pregnancy are either a planned trial of labor or a planned elective repeat cesarean. There are no randomized trials comparing the two choices to definitively guide patients and physicians.
James R. Scott, Scott, James R.
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VBAC: antenatal predictors of success. [PDF]
To determine antenatal factors that may predict successful vaginal birth after Caesarean section (VBAC), to develop a relevant antenatal scoring system and a nomogram for prediction of vaginal birth after caesarean delivery. A non recurring indication for previous Caesarean section (CS), such as breech presentation or foetal distress, is associated ...
Trojano, Giuseppe +7 more
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Women's experiences of VBAC in Cyprus: a qualitative study
Background and aim In 21st century, there has been an increasing interest in vaginal birth after previous caesarean section (VBAC) in Cyprus, a country with a very high operative birth rate.
Eleni Hadjigeorgiou +4 more
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Catherine Spong discusses new research in PLoS Medicine that sheds more light on the risks of uterine rupture for women attempting a trial of labor following previous cesarean section.
Catherine Y Spong
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‘Groping through the fog’: a metasynthesis of women's experiences on VBAC (Vaginal birth after Caesarean section) [PDF]
Background Vaginal birth after Caesarean section (VBAC) is a relevant question for a large number of women due to the internationally rising Caesarean section (CS) rate.
Lundgren Ingela +3 more
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Background: Women with a history of previous Cesarean Sections (CS) are faced with two choices during their pregnancy: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) or Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery (ERCD).
Daniyah Aloufi +4 more
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Outcomes after attempted external cephalic version with two prior cesarean deliveries. [PDF]
Abstract Objective American college of obstetricians and gynecologists (ACOG) considers patients with two prior cesarean deliveries (CDs) to be candidates for a trial of labor and separately recommends that external cephalic version (ECV) be offered for malpresentation.
Markovic ES +6 more
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Trial of labor after cesarean section can be a choice on maternity with cesarean history. The successful trial of labor is then called vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC). The failure on VBAC is often caused by hypotonic uterine inertia.
Dani Setiawan +2 more
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The uterine scar dilemma: Outcomes of a restricted elective repeat cesarean section policy in a high-fertility, resource-limited setting. [PDF]
Women with one previous cesarean section and spontaneous labor had the most favorable outcomes in this high‐fertility, resource‐limited setting. Reducing unnecessary elective repeat cesarean section , together with careful decisions regarding primary cesarean section, is not only about lowering cesarean rates but about minimizing cumulative maternal ...
Baiocchi R +16 more
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Levator hiatus area from 21 weeks' gestation to 8 years after first delivery according to vaginal parity: prospective cohort study with an 8-year recall extension. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objectives The first aim was to describe longitudinal changes in levator hiatus area from 21 weeks' gestation in the first pregnancy to 1 and 8 years after first delivery, according to subsequent vaginal parity in women with vaginal delivery or Cesarean section (CS) at first delivery.
Siafarikas F +5 more
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