Predicting the success of vaginal birth after caesarean delivery: a retrospective cohort study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop a nomogram to predict the likelihood of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) among women after a previous caesarean section (CS).

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Two secondary hospitals in Guangdong Province, China.

Participants

Inclusion criteria were as follows: pregnant women with singleton fetus, age ≥18 years, had a history of previous CS and scheduled for trial of labour after caesarean delivery (TOLAC). Patients with any of the following were excluded from the study: preterm labour (gestational age <37 weeks), two or more CSs, contradictions for vaginal birth, history of other uterine incision such as myomectomy, and incomplete medical records.

Primary outcome measure

The primary outcome was VBAC, which w

SUBMITTER: Li YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538023 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature