Determinants of successful trial of labor after a previous cesarean delivery in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Vaginal birth after cesarean could be considered a reasonable and safe option for most women with a previous cesarean section. However, it is not easy to select pregnant mothers who are a candidate for a trial of labor after cesarean. Therefore, this study is aimed to identify determinants of successful vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery in public hospitals in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia, 2020.

Methods

A facility-based unmatched case-control study was conducted on 115 cases and 115 controls. Cases were those women who successfully delivered vaginally and controls were those women delivered by cesarean section after trial of labor. Data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire and organized using Epidata version 3.1. Descriptive anal

SUBMITTER: Dereje L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118888 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature