Evidence-based vaginal birth after Caesarean section.
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.
Guise
Jeanne-Marie
JM
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
Hashima
Jason
J
Osterweil
Patricia
P
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