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Vaginal birth after cesarean: what's new in the new millennium?
1Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Riverside, California 92505, USA. bruceflamm@aol.com
Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology
|November 21, 2002
Purpose Of Review:
This brief review will focus exclusively on very recent developments and controversial aspects of vaginal birth after cesarean. Only papers published in 2001 or 2002 are included.
Recent Findings:
Recent studies have addressed the intrapartum management of vaginal birth after cesarean patients and the safety of trial of labor compared with elective repeat cesarean.
Summary:
The recent trend has been towards a more cautious approach to vaginal birth after cesarean. Some are concerned that this trend may limit childbirth options for those women who wish to avoid repeat cesarean operations.