VBAC should be encouraged as a means to reduce the caesarean section rate in China: FOR: VBAC reduces not only the caesarean section rate but also other associated issues

BJOG. 2016 Sep:123 Suppl 3:10. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14291.

Authors

Run Mei Ma¹, Tao Duan², Terence Tzu Hsi Lao³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, China.
² Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University, School of Medicine, China.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

PMID: 27627589
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14291

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Cesarean Section, Repeat / adverse effects*
Cesarean Section, Repeat / mortality
Cesarean Section, Repeat / statistics & numerical data*
China
Decision Making
Family Planning Policy* / trends
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Mortality
Obstetric Labor Complications / mortality*
Obstetric Labor Complications / prevention & control*
Perinatal Mortality
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean / trends*