Predictors of successful vaginal birth after a cesarean section in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rates of successful vaginal birth after previous cesarean section (VBAC) have been increasing with minimal complication. Successful vaginal birth after cesarean section improves maternal and fetal outcomes by shortening the length of hospital stay, avoiding abdominal surgery, decreasing the risk of infections and hemorrhage, and decreasing injury of the bladder and bowel. Despite a few single studies stating different predictors of successful VBAC, there is a lack of nationwide data to show the determinants of successful VBAC. Thus, this meta-analysis aimed to determine the predictors of successful VBAC in Ethiopia.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed from PubMed, Web of Sciences, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Google scholar until July 25, 2022. The qua

SUBMITTER: Mekonnen BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878746 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature