Vaginal birth after caesarean and home birth: a bad combination

Vaginal birth after caesarean section.

Nobody can deny the fact that caesarean section is a life saving obstetrical procedure for both mother and the baby. Decision for caesarean section should be made by experienced and qualified obstetricians. The well known principles of ethics like: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice should be followed by the attending doctors. Based upon their knowledge, skills, and experience, ...

Vaginal birth after caesarean section.

Vaginal birth after classical Caesarean section.

Current belief in obstetric practice is that the scar of a classical Caesarean section is more prone to rupture than that of a lower segment Caesarean section and that for this reason elective repeat Caesarean should always be undertaken in subsequent pregnancies. This review of the history of management of women after a previous classical Caesarean section was prompted by the presentation of a...

No. 155-Guidelines for Vaginal Birth After Previous Caesarean Birth.

OBJECTIVE To provide evidence-based guidelines for the provision of a trial of labour (TOL) after Caesarean section. OUTCOME Fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality associated with vaginal birth after Caesarean (VBAC) and repeat Caesarean section. EVIDENCE MEDLINE database was searched for articles published from January 1, 1995, to February 28, 2004, using the key words "vaginal birth a...

Birth After Previous Caesarean Birth