Vaginal birth after caesarean: Views of women from countries with low VBAC rates.

Problem And Background: Vaginal birth after caesarean section is a safe option for the majority of women. Seeking women's views can be of help in understanding factors of importance for achieving vaginal birth in countries where the vaginal birth rates after caesarean is low.

Aim: To investigate women's views on important factors to improve the rate of vaginal birth after caesareanin countries where vaginal birth rates after previous caesarean are low.

Clinicians' views of factors of importance for improving the rate of VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean section): a study from countries with low VBAC rates.

Background: Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing worldwide and the most common reason is repeat CS following previous CS. For most women a vaginal birth after a previous CS (VBAC) is a safe option. However, the rate of VBAC differs in an international perspective.

Interinstitutional variations in mode of birth after a previous caesarean section: a cross-sectional study in six German hospitals.

Aims: Regional and interinstitutional variations have been recognized in the increasing incidence of caesarean section. Modes of birth after previous caesarean section vary widely, ranging from elective repeat caesarean section (ERCS) and unplanned repeat caesarean section (URCS) after trial of labour to vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC). This study describes interinstitutional variations in mode of birth after previous caesarean section in relation to regional indicators in Germany.

Does the way that women experience the onset of labour influence the duration of labour?

Objective: To assess whether the way in which women experience the onset of their labour influences the duration of their labour.

Design: Longitudinal study on a convenient sample of women in spontaneous labour with a singleton pregnancy in cephalic presentation at term.

Setting: University hospital in Germany.