Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC): References


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References


Citations

  1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2004). Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 54. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 104(1): 203–212.

  2. Lydon-Rochelle M, et al. (2001). Risk of uterine rupture during labor among women with a prior cesarean delivery. New England Journal of Medicine, 345(1): 3–8.

  3. Bujold E, et al. (2002). Interdelivery interval and uterine rupture. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 187(5): 1199–1202.

  4. Bujold E, et al. (2002). The impact of single-layer or double-layer closure on uterine rupture. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 186(6): 1326–1330.

  5. Bujold E, et al. (2004). Trial of labor in patients with a previous cesarean section: Does maternal age influence the outcome? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 190(4): 1113–1118.

  6. Mozurkewich EL, Hutton EK (2000). Elective repeat cesarean delivery versus trial of labor: A meta-analysis of the literature from 1989 to 1999. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 183(5): 1187–1197.

  7. Caughey AB, et al. (1999). Rate of uterine rupture during a trial of labor in women with one or two prior cesarean deliveries. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 181(4): 872–876.

  8. Cunningham FG, et al. (2005). Prior cesarean delivery. Williams Obstetrics, 22nd ed., pp. 607–617. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  9. Paré E, et al. (2005). Vaginal birth after caesarean section versus elective repeat caesarean section: Assessment of maternal downstream health outcomes. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 113(1): 75–85.

  10. Edwards RK, et al. (2003). Deciding on route of delivery for obese women with a prior cesarean delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 189(2):385–390.

Other Works Consulted

  • Melnikow J, et al. (2001). Vaginal birth after cesarean in California. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98(3): 421–426.



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Last updated: April 20, 2007
Author: Kathe Gallagher, MSW
Reviewed By: Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Editors: Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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