Maternal and perinatal outcomes of women with vaginal birth after cesarean section compared to repeat cesarean birth in select South Asian and Latin American settings of the global network for women's and children's health research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to analyze a prospective population-based registry including five sites in four low- and middle-income countries to observe characteristics associated with vaginal birth after cesarean versus repeat cesarean birth, as well as maternal and newborn outcomes associated with the mode of birth among women with a history of prior cesarean.

Hypothesis

Maternal and perinatal outcomes among vaginal birth after cesarean section will be similar to those among recurrent cesarean birth.

Methods

A prospective population-based study, including home and facility births among women enrolled from 2017 to 2020, was performed in communities in Guatemala, India (Belagavi and Nagpur), Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Women were enrolled during pregnancy, and delivery o

SUBMITTER: Figueroa L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature