title: Induction of labour in women with one previous caesarean section.
abstract: We conducted a postal survey of NHS obstetric consultants working in England regarding their own practice and views on induction of labour in women with one previous caesarean section. Out of 480 consultant obstetricians across England, 322 replied, giving a response rate of 67%. Our survey has revealed a wide variation in practice of consultants across England, regarding induction of labour at term or post-term in women with one previous caesarean section. Hence, we feel that there is a need for a national audit of induction of labour in women with one previous caesarean section, with uterine rupture following induction of labour in such women as an auditable standard.
authors.affiliation: Stafford General Hospital, Stafford.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elmardi
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bathula
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandru
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Charlesworth
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D010121:Oxytocin