Factors associated with successful vaginal birth after a cesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 360 - 12
• Main Authors: Wu, Yanxin, Kataria, Yachana, Wang, Zilian, Ming, Wai-Kit, Ellervik, Christina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 17.10.2019; BMC
• Subjects: Birth Weight; Body Mass Index; Cesarean section; Childbirth & labor; Delivery; Evidence-based medicine; Female; Gestational Age; Health risk assessment; Humans; Induced labor; Infant, Newborn; Maternal Age; Meta-analysis; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Prenatal Care - methods; Systematic review; Trial of labor; Vaginal Birth after Cesarean - methods; Vaginal birth after cesarean section; Womens health; Vaginal birth after cesarean section; Trial of labor; Delivery

Evidence for the relationship between maternal and perinatal factors and the success of vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) is conflicting. We aimed to systematically analyze published data on maternal and fetal factors for successful VBAC. A comprehensive search of Medline, Embase, and the...