title: Evidence-based vaginal birth after Caesarean section.
abstract: Caesarean section rates are rising globally. Whether vaginal birth after Caesarean (VBAC) is safe and under what circumstances is increasingly important. This chapter reviews the literature about the risks of VBAC, patient and management factors that may alter risk, and discusses ongoing research as well as suggestions for improving future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Evidence-based Practice Center, Oregon Health & Science University, UHN-50, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA. guisej@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Jeanne-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guise
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hashima
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Osterweil
mesh_terms: D001946:Breech Presentation; D017604:Cesarean Section, Repeat; D004420:Dystocia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014219:Trial of Labor; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean