Use of routinely collected data to classify planned mode of delivery among pregnancies with a previous cesarean delivery: a validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Counseling on the harms and benefits of a planned vaginal versus a planned repeat cesarean delivery often relies on observational studies using routinely collected (or administrative) data. However, the accuracy of planned (rather than actual) mode of delivery classifications in such data remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of an administrative data-based algorithm to identify planned vaginal and planned cesarean deliveries among individuals with a previous cesarean.

Methods

An algorithm based on diagnostic and procedural codes was applied to records from the Nova Scotia Atlee Perinatal Database. Included were individuals with a previous cesarean eligible for a trial of labor between 2017 and 2019. We compared the classification of planned m

SUBMITTER: Brown MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12643555 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature