Delivery mode after previous caesarean section
MM Gross, A Matterne, S Berlage, A Kaiser, N Lack, S Macher-Heidrich, F Bahlmann, J Falbrede, P Hillemanns, C von Kaisenberg, F Edler von Koch, RL Schild, H Stepan, B Misselwitz · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2013 · Heft 11
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Background: Caesarean and repeat caesarean sections are rising. Mode of delivery after previous caesarean section varies widely, ranging from elective repeat caesarean section (ERCS) and unplanned repeat caesarean section (URCS) after trial of labour (TOL) to vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC). Objective: To describe population-based variations of delivery mode in German multiparous women following previous caesarean section. Methods: Data for all births in five federal German states (Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine Westphalia and Saxony) from 2011 were analysed. In addition corresponding num…