title: Does the interval since vaginal delivery influence the chance of vaginal birth after cesarean?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between interval since vaginal delivery and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with one prior low transverse cesarean and a prior vaginal delivery undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean at term were included in this cohort study. Multivariable analyses were performed to determine whether length of time since prior vaginal delivery was independently associated with VBAC and, if so, whether its inclusion enhanced the predictive capacity of previously published models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 5628 women included, 4901 (87%) achieved a VBAC. Each additional year since vaginal delivery decreased the odds of VBAC by 11% (95% CI: 10-13%). When added to an existing predictive model that included only factors available at early prenatal care, interval since vaginal delivery marginally improved the model's predictive ability (area under the curve [AUC] 0.73 versus 0.71, p < 0.01). When added to a model that included factors available proximate to the time of delivery, the addition of interval since vaginal delivery did not change the AUC (0.76 versus 0.75, p = 0.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A longer interval since vaginal delivery is associated with a decreased odd of VBAC. However, the addition of this interval to VBAC prediction models does not substantively improve their predictive ability.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and.|b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Emily S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and.|b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Grobman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012372:ROC Curve; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Prediction; trial of labor after cesarean; vaginal birth after cesarean