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Preferred and actual delivery mode after a cesarean in London, UK
- Source :
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics; Aug2008, Vol. 102 Issue 2, p156-159, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>To determine the delivery mode preferred by pregnant women with 1 previous cesarean delivery and to investigate the relationship between preferred and actual mode of delivery.<bold>Method: </bold>We reviewed the records of 215 women who were delivered in a London hospital with a history of 1 cesarean delivery. Women who planned an elective repeat cesarean section (ERCS) were compared with those who planned a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).<bold>Results: </bold>Although 55.3% chose VBAC overall, only 37.8% of those who chose it were delivered by it, whereas 94.8% of those who chose ERCS were delivered by ERCS. Nonwhite women were more likely to choose VBAC than white women (odds ratio, 3.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.9-6.1) but less likely to be deliver by it (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.68).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>In this study, VBAC was the method of delivery preferred by most women. Nonwhite women were more likely to choose VBAC over ERCS but less likely to be delivered by VBAC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207292
- Volume :
- 102
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33137540
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.03.008