Delivery After Prior Cesarean: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Yvonne W. Cheng; Karen B. Eden; Nicole Marshall; Leonardo Pereira; Aaron B. Caughey; Jeanne Marie Guise

doi:10.1016/j.clp.2011.03.012

Delivery After Prior Cesarean: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Yvonne W. Cheng, Karen B. Eden, Nicole Marshall, Leonardo Pereira, Aaron B. Caughey, Jeanne Marie Guise

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Abstract

Nearly 1 in 3 pregnant women in the United States undergo cesarean. This trend is contrary to the national goal of decreasing cesarean delivery in low-risk women. The decline in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) contributes to the continual increase in cesarean deliveries. Prior cesarean delivery is the most common indication for cesarean and accounts for more than one-third of all cesareans. The appropriate use and safety of cesarean and VBAC are of concern not only at the individual patient and clinician level but they also have far-reaching public health and policy implications at the national level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	297-309
Number of pages	13
Journal	Clinics in Perinatology
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clp.2011.03.012
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Cesarean section
Evidence review
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
VBAC

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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