Labour and perinatal outcome in women at term with one previous lower-segment Caesarean: a review of 1000 consecutive cases

Tan, P.C. and Subramaniam, R.N. and Omar, Siti Zawiah (2007) Labour and perinatal outcome in women at term with one previous lower-segment Caesarean: a review of 1000 consecutive cases. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 47 (1). pp. 31-36. ISSN 0004-8666, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00675.x.

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Abstract

Objective: To compare the outcome in 1000 women at term with one lower transverse Caesarean that was suitable for a trial of labour. Methods: One thousand consecutive women with one previous scar suitable for a trial of labour delivering in our centre from June 2002 to December 2005 were identified from the labour ward register. Data were retrieved from patients' charts, and neonatal admissions were determined. Results: In the study, 76.8 of women underwent a trial of labour, with a 71.2 vaginal birth rate. Hospital stay was shorter with a trial of labour. The three perinatal deaths (0.4; P = 1.0) occurred in the trial of labour group. Compared to elective repeat Caesareans, successful vaginal births after trial of labour were associated with less neonatal admission, reduced blood transfusion requirement and shorter hospital stay; emergency Caesarean deliveries after a trial of labour were associated with more neonatal admissions and operative complications. Conclusions: Trial of labour was associated with a shorter hospital stay. A successful trial of labour after one Caesarean was associated with the best outcome underscoring the importance of patient selection for a trial of labour.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Blood transfusion; Caesarean section; hospital stay; neonatal admission; trial of labour; vaginal birth after Caesarean
Subjects: R Medicine
R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Ms Haslinda Lahuddin
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2014 00:33
Last Modified: 06 Apr 2021 02:02
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/10867

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