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Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: a common-sense approach.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21775851     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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 these two choices to definitively guide patients and physicians. The primary cesarean rate is increasing and vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) rates are decreasing. Nonmedical factors have had a major effect on these trends. The 2010 Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Conference on VBAC, after presenting a detailed analysis of benefits compared with risks, recommended that measures should be taken to assure women that VBAC is available to them. This will require an organized and concerted effort on the part of patients, physicians, and hospitals. To meet patient expectations for a safe and successful outcome with a trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC), specific management plans, checklists, practical coverage arrangements, and simulation drills are necessary.
Authors:
James R Scott
Publication Detail:
Type:  Consensus Development Conference, NIH; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  118     ISSN:  1873-233X     ISO Abbreviation:  Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-07-21     Completed Date:  2011-09-21     Revised Date:  2011-11-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401101     Medline TA:  Obstet Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  342-50     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108-1242, USA. james.scott@hsc.utah.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Trial of Labor*
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean* / adverse effects
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;118(5):1176-7; author reply 1177   [PMID:  22015892 ]

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