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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
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15. Reference Texts, Articles, and Patient Education Reference Texts
If you have been unable to obtain the previous references online, then try these paper-based materials.
- Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, 4th Edition. Gabbe SG, Neibyl JR, Simpson JL (Eds.). Cesarean Delivery. Section 3, Chapter 18. Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2002. p 539. (Level III)
- Williams Obstetrics. 21st Edition. Cesarean Delivery and Postpartum Hysterectomy, 21st Edition, Cunningham FG, et al (Eds.) Section 6, No. 23, pp. 537-564. McGraw Hill, 2001. (Level III).
- Williams Obstetrics 21st Edition Cunningham FG, et al (Eds.), Obstetrical Hemorrhage, Section 7, No. 25, pp. 619-670. McGraw Hill, 2001. (Level III).
- Maternal - Fetal Medicine. 5th Edition. Creasy R, Reznik R, Iams, J.(Eds) Ch. 36 Clinical Aspects of Normal and Abnormal Labor. Pp 689, 693 W.B. Saunders 2003 (Level III).
Journal article references: Native American
Leeman L and Leeman R. Do all hospitals need cesarean delivery capability? An outcomes study of maternity care in a rural hospital without on-site cesarean capability. J Fam Pract 2002; 51:129-34. (Level II-2)
Leeman L, Leeman R. A Native American community with a 7% cesarean delivery rate: does case mix, ethnicity, or labor management explain the low rate? Ann Fam Med. 2003 May-Jun;1(1):36-43. (Level II-2)
Mahoney SF, Malcoe LH Cesarean delivery in Native American women: are low rates explained by practices common to the Indian health service? Birth. 2005 Sep;32(3):170-8. (Level II-2)
Bacak SJ, Thierry T, Tucker M, Paisano E Maternal Morbidity in American Indian and Alaska Native Women, 2002-2004 17th Annual Research Conference, Indian Health Service (Level III)
Journal article references
Bujold E, Hammoud AO, Hendler I, Berman S, Blackwell SC, Duperron L, Gauthier RJ. Trial of labor in patients with a previous cesarean section: does maternal age influence the outcome? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004;190:1113-8. (Level II-2)
Caughey AB, Shipp TD, Repke JT, et al. Trial of labor after cesarean delivery: the effect of previous vaginal delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998;179:938-41. (Level II-2)
Caughey AB; Shipp TD; Repke JT; Zelop CM; Cohen A; Lieberman E Rate of uterine rupture during a trial of labor in women with one or two prior cesarean deliveries. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999 Oct;181(4):872-6. (Level III)
Flamm BL, Lim OW, Jones C, Fallon D, Newman LA, Mantis JK. Vaginal birth after cesarean section: results of a multicenter study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1988;158:1079-84 (Level III)
Flamm BL, Geiger AM. Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: an admission scoring system. Obstet Gynecol 1997;90:907-10. (Level I)
Gyamfi C, Juhasz G, Gyamfi P, Stone JL. Increased success of trial of labor after previous vaginal birth after cesarean. Obstet Gynecol 2004;104:715-19. (Level III)
Gregory KD, et al. Vaginal birth after cesarean and uterine rupture rates in California. Obstet Gynecol 1999; 94:985-9. (Level III)
Hamilton EF, Bujold E, McNamara H, Gauthier R, Platt RW. Dystocia among women with symptomatic uterine rupture. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:620-4 (Level II-2)
Hendler I, Bujold E. Effect of prior vaginal delivery or prior vaginal birth after cesarean delivery on obstetric outcomes in women undergoing trial of labor. Obstet Gynecol 2004;104:273-7. (Level III)
Holland JG, et al. Trial of labor after cesarean delivery: Experience in the non-university level II regional hospital setting. Obstet Gynecol 1992; 79:936-9 (Level III)
#1 Leung AS, et al. Risk factors associated with uterine rupture during trial of labor after cesarean delivery: A case-control study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993; 168:1358-63. (Level II-2)
#2 Leung AS, Leung EK, Paul RH. Uterine rupture after previous cesarean delivery: maternal and fetal consequences. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 Oct;169(4):945-50. (Level III)
Lydon-Rochelle M, et al. Risk of uterine rupture during labor among women with a prior cesarean delivery. NEJM 2001; 345:3-8. (Level III)
Macones GA, Hausman N, Edelstein R, et al. Predicting outcomes of trials of labor in women attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: a comparison of multivariate methods with neural networks. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:409. (Level III)
Mankuta DD, Leshno MM, Menasche MM, Brezis MM. Vaginal birth after cesarean section: trial of labor or repeat cesarean section? A decision analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;189:714-9. (Level III)
McMahon MJ, et al. Comparison of a trial of labor with elective second cesarean section. NEJM 1996; 335:689-95. (Level II-2)
Mozurkewich EL, et al. Elective repeat cesarean delivery vs. trial of labor: A meta-analysis of the literature from 1989 to 1999. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 183:1187-97 (Level III)
Rageth JC, et al. Delivery after previous cesarean: A risk evaluation. Obstet Gynecol 1999; 93:332-7 (Level III)
Raynor BD. The experience with vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in a small rural community practice. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993; 168:60-2. (Level III)
Rozenberg P, Goffinet F, Phillippe HJ, Nisand I. Ultrasonographic measurement of lower uterine segment to assess risk of defects of scarred uterus. Lancet 1996;347:281-4. (Level II-2)
Shipp TD, Zelop CM, Repke JT, Cohen A, Lieberman E. Interdelivery interval and risk of symptomatic uterine rupture. Obstet Gynecol 2001;97:175-7. (Level III)
Sims EJ, Newman RB, Hulsey TC. Vaginal birth after cesarean: to induce or not to induce. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:1122. (Level II-2)
Weinstein D, Benshushan A, Tanos V, et al. Predictive score for vaginal birth after cesarean section. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;174:192-8. (Level III)
Patient Education
Birth Choices After a Cesarean Delivery
Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network
Topical Women's Health Articles, Dr. Goldberg: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (V.B.A.C.).
Childbirth.org: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean frequently asked questions (F.A.Q.).
Medem. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery