Background Evidence for the relationship between maternal and perinatal factors and the
success of vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) is conflicting. We aimed to …

The growing public health awareness of prematurity and its complications has prompted
careful evaluation of the timing of deliveries by clinicians and hospitals. Preterm birth is …

Background Investigators have attempted to derive tools that could provide clinicians with an
easily obtainable estimate of the chance of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery for those …

After 30 years, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for
authoritative guidance on managing today's obstetric patient. International experts put the …

OBJECTIVE: Although repeat cesarean deliveries often are associated with serious
morbidity, they account for only a portion of abdominal deliveries and are overlooked when …

Background Because of increased rates of respiratory complications, elective cesarean
delivery is discouraged before 39 weeks of gestation unless there is evidence of fetal lung …

OBJECTIVE: To describe contemporary cesarean delivery practice in the United States.
STUDY DESIGN: Consortium on Safe Labor collected detailed labor and delivery …

Cesarean delivery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States,
and cesarean rates are increasing. Working with 2009 data from 593 US hospitals …

Objective. The overall annual incidence rate of caesarean delivery in the United Sates has
been steadily rising since 1996, reaching 32.9% in 2009. Primary cesareans often lead to …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the evidence about maternal and neonatal outcomes
relating to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). DATA SOURCES: Relevant studies were …