VBAC revisited.(Abstract & Commentary)(Vaginal birth after cesarean)
Publication: OB/GYN Clinical Alert
Publication Date: 01-FEB-05
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IN SOME HOSPITALS VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN (VBAC) HAS been eliminated as an option for patients having had previous Cesarean sections. Although the major reason stated for this position has been risk of uterine rupture, there is more to this stance which involves potential liability and the inconvenience to providers of having to be immediately available for the duration of these patients' labors.
The NICHD network recently tackled the job of nailing down (again) the real risk of rupture during...
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