A trial of labor after a previous low transverse Cesarean section in women without ongoing
contraindications appears to be safe for most women. 1-6 Nevertheless, in many areas of …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate rates at which women were offered and consented to trial of labor
in California hospitals with high and low risk-adjusted cesarean delivery rates. METHODS …

In spite of the relative safety and medical advantages of vaginal birth after cesarean section,
the procedure continues to be underutilized in the private practice setting. To evaluate the …

The decline in providers and facilities that will allow a trial of labor after cesarean forces
many women to choose a repeat cesarean. The choice is frequently not much of a choice …

Despite numerous reports in the literature almost universally endorsing the safety of a trial of
labor after a prior cesarean section, it is used in only a small fraction of eligible patients. Our …

Hospital administrators are most concerned with the quality of medical care. With specific
regard to vaginal birth after cesarean, it is essential that the surgical personnel and …

Objective: In an attempt to reduce the cesarean delivery rate nationally, many obstetricians
are offering a trial of labor to their patients who have had a prior low transverse cesarean …

Argument continues about whether women should be empowered to choose cesarean
delivery even if there is no medical indication. This survey, distributed in the year 2000 to all …

Records of patients with more than one previous cesarean section were reviewed for a 1-
year period. Of 69 such pregnancies, 36 underwent trial of labor in concurrence with an …

Background: The issue about whether a woman's autonomy in childbirth should include the
choice of cesarean delivery in the absence of medical indications has become a major …